I have another called SPY, which is in FORTRAN and Macro-32. It includes a loadable driver.
I expect it's well known, but if not I'll make it available. On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:56:59 +0000 Dan Gahlinger <dgahl...@hotmail.com> 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. _______________________________________________ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
