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d3.doc       tcl.tandem
token        tandem
syntax       tandem port.number {(options}
category     TCL
type         Verb
terse        Logically link two devices to the same process.
desc         links the current port to another process. Any input or
output
             to either screen affects both screens.

             The port initiating the "tandem" command is the "master".
The
             process being attached is the "slave" or "target".

             If the slave process is a "phantom" process, the output
from the
             phantom is redirected to the master.

             The target device (the one attached to the slave) must be
             available on the given port. It may not be already attached
to
             another process.

             A "hotkey" sequence disconnects the link. The default
"hotkey"
             sequence is <escape>x. If an "esc-data" has not been issued
             previously, the process issues it automatically, to prevent
             getting locked out from being able to suspend "tandem".

The only one I remember is to press and release the escape key (ESC) and
then press and release the letter x.  This should return you to your command
prompt.

You could also try breaking the process by pressing and holding the control
key "CTRL" and then press and release the backslash key \.

If this works you would find youself at a multiple colon prompt i.e. :: or
perhaps an *.  From here, type end or off.

You might also try going to another terminal and typing reset-user n, where
n is the hung terminal's line number.

Good luck.

A word of advice would be not to type commands that you're unfamiliar with.

K. Powck.

Quote:> I  am kind of new to Pick.
>   I was going through the last programmers tcl-stack and run into the
>   Tandem command, tried it out , now I have the server and my pc locked
>   in the same command mode.  I would appreciate some info. on this command
>   but first can some help me unlock the 2 terminals.
>    Thx. in advance

tandem 85 (x

list-tandems may list ports that are tandemed.

Quote:> A word of advice would be not to type commands that you're unfamiliar
with.

> K. Powck.

That should return you to your own process.

REB

Quote:> I  am kind of new to Pick.
>   I was going through the last programmers tcl-stack and run into the
>   Tandem command, tried it out , now I have the server and my pc locked
>   in the same command mode.  I would appreciate some info. on this command
>   but first can some help me unlock the 2 terminals.
>    Thx. in advance

That IS good advice , some i can give is to never,NEVER type in shutdown especialy on your 2nd day of work , I promise you the people is not going to be to happy with you

     As for venturing into unfamiliar territory ... I am sorry to say
but all   employers these days are looking for someone with experince.
I have not yet run into a pick system Adm/programmer or  IT personnel
for that matter who did not get their awakening thru. bring down ,
corrupting , or even crashing a system. I know the next comment will
be if I have ever heard of 'training' ! the answer is yes but remember
every instructor's ending  advice is the same, practice practice and
practice some more... am I doing wrong to listen??

Try to avoid reminders because  Stupidity = UnEmployment

my 2, Patrick

P.S. The question

Question: Whats the difference between STARTSPOOLER and STARTSPOOLER (I

Employment and Unemployment (old Ultimate Joke)

<;=)

If you are on a live system, ask yourself some questions:
- What is this command or option supposed to do?
- If it works as documented, how many people will I affect by using it?
- Have I exhausted all sources of information about this command?  That is -
do I REALLY know how it is supposed to behave?
- If I know enough about it, do I really need to use it now?
- Can I create a safe environment in which to use it?
- What measures will I need to take to recover from a mishap (this is a
tough one).

Good luck,
Tony

Quote:> To all who offered advice , thx a million.
>      I am glad to say I have found great use for it 'tandem' as a
> desk-help tool.

>      As for venturing into unfamiliar territory ... I am sorry to say
> but all   employers these days are looking for someone with experince.
> I have not yet run into a pick system Adm/programmer or  IT personnel
> for that matter who did not get their awakening thru. bring down ,
> corrupting , or even crashing a system. I know the next comment will
> be if I have ever heard of 'training' ! the answer is yes but remember
> every instructor's ending  advice is the same, practice practice and
> practice some more... am I doing wrong to listen??

<;=)- Patrick.

<snip>
If you are on a live system, ask yourself some questions:
- What is this command or option supposed to do?
- If it works as documented, how many people will I affect by using it?
- Have I exhausted all sources of information about this command?  That is -
do I REALLY know how it is supposed to behave?
- If I know enough about it, do I really need to use it now?
- Can I create a safe environment in which to use it?
- What measures will I need to take to recover from a mishap (this is a
tough one).

Good luck,
Tony

<snip>

STARTSPOOLER I or (I throws away its pointers to the printer device table,
the spooler queue (peqs) and the open queue list.  You basiclly loose all
your hold files and all the overflow they represented.  It DOES NOT kill
your printers, so if you had serial printers on the system, those ports are
now "hung" because there's no one to wake them up and if they do, there's
nothing for them to do and they go right back to sleep.  You have to kill
them manually.  So it's best to SP-KILL BD before you STARTSPOOLER I.

STARTSPOOLER C or (C only throws away the printer device table and open
queue list.  It converts all printer jobs to Hold status (if my memory
hasn't gone completely).

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<Snip>

Quote:> every instructor's ending  advice is the same, practice practice and
> practice some more... am I doing wrong to listen??