wouldn't taking pictures with a smart phone and running a OCR app work?
supratim
On 3/25/20 1:56 AM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:
I have a paper printout of a program called terspy.mar - which is a
terminal spy program for vax/vms
it was written by Bob Vera, DEC, April 28, 1980
Don't know if anyone here knows him, or knew him, I never met him or
knew him.
I've had this printout in my collection since shortly after the day it
was written (or so).
I'd forgotten what a pain it is to scan in fan-fold DEC teletype
printouts, the pages are too long to fit.
I've done a scan of it, but the bottom line or so of each page is
always cut-off.
I'm thinking of editing the PDF (Acrobat) and putting in the lines
that were missed manually.
from the comments in the program:
This tool is designed to kidnap characters out of a designated
terminal's output buffer and record them in a disk file which is
subsequently printed out on the printer when the session is finished.
by default, it creates a log file with the users' name with a .LOG
extension.
also by default, when the session is done, it auto-prints the log
file, then erases it when the print is completed.
It's a little over 7 pages long (original printout)
If this is a well-known util, I won't waste my time, but I've never
seen it in any archives.
obviously you need appropriate privileges to use it on another user's
terminal.
I don't see anything that specifies which privileges it needs,
but the comments say it's scanning the IRP's, which is what it says it
uses to do its work.
Aside from doing scans a half-page at a time, if anyone has any
suggestions on scanning it, I'd welcome some advice.
Dan.
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