Added my “Matrix” style “screen saver” to the Symantec Procomm scripts page. I really enjoy ASPECT scripting. I’ve found it’s very flexible. Amazing to think that Symantec hasn’t updated Prcomm in over 5 years. There just isn’t a lot more to be added to what they have, unless they were going to start doing other emulation modes (like Telnet/SSL, rlogin or SSH, etc.)
The best part about it is that it’s extensible. Meaning that back in 2003, I did some coding using the C++ language to write a DLL API to further extend the functionality of Procomm. Specifically, I added the ability for Procomm to access POP3 email via a API call to a DLL I wrote. The idea was to retrieve instructions to perform certain tasks via email, perform them in an automated fashion, and then return to log to the person who requested the task via email. Heck, if you wanted, you could write rlogin DLLs and have Procomm emulate rlogin via the DLL functionality.
Sadly, I lost my dedication to the projects I was working on because I didn’t have access to a Meridian-1 system full time to do testing with. Later I did get a Meridian-1 second-hand, but I never recovered the urge to continue building the tools (other enjoyable tasks to pursue.) Now, I’m finding the drive again.
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