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From: thisted@galton.uchicago.edu (Ronald A. Thisted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Versaterm Upgrade?
Summary: It's happening now
Keywords: versaterm
Message-ID: <3996@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 21 Jun 89 15:53:12 GMT
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Organization: Dept of Statistics, Univ of Chicago
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In article <8702@venera.isi.edu> jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:
>When will this rumored upgrade of versaterm be a happening?  Inquiring
>owners want to know.  What functionality will be changed/added?

My upgrade to Versaterm 4.0 arrived yesterday, and I am using it as I
speak to send this followup.  The new program is a much cleaner version
of its predecessors, and the manual is a 100% improvement.  Three
particularly nice new features are (1) the last 100 lines or so of a
terminal session are saved *across Versterm launches*, (2) the
HANGUP command now transmits a hangup sequence before dropping the line,
and (3) a mini-editor has been built in that can be used to edit a
selection before saving, or to compose a mail message using Mac-style
editing on the Mac instead of vi or emacs editing on the host machine.
Menus have been reorganized and cleaned, and many small features have
been added to improve functionality and ease of use.

All in all, improvements (especially in documentation) worth waiting
for.  Once again Abelbeck, et al, prove that they are the class act when
it comes to telecom software: I sent them my check back in early
February and they did not cash before shipping the product.  Also, they
are re-assigning serial numbers.  The new registration card is *postage
paid*, so that I don't even have to find a 0.15 stamp.


Ron Thisted
Department of Statistics/The University of Chicago
thisted@galton.uchicago.edu