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From: kreme@netcom.UUCP (Kreme The Immortal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Telcom Program of the Gods
Message-ID: <2293@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 7 Sep 89 08:21:14 GMT
References: <766@mountn.dec.com>
Reply-To: kreme@netcom.UUCP (Kreme The Immortal)
Organization: The Pseudo-Dragon Protection League (Netcom)
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In article <766@mountn.dec.com> shatara@memit.dec.com (Chris Shatara) writes:
>> 
>>   What I'm looking for is suggestions.  What you want, what you don't want,
>>what kind of user interface it should have (I'm looking at a text
>>implementation
>>of mac-like menus), anything at all you like and don't about the current 
>>generation of communications programs.  Given enough input from users, I
>>should be able to make a truly great program (given enough time, too).
>
>A program I use daily on an MSDos machine (no boo's please :-) is a 
>program called LCterm.  It is a full bodied comm program which among 
>others has the following very useful features:
>
>    1)	VT100 emulation
>
>    2) 	Kermit is available through it.
>
>    3)	Has the ability to run scripts.  Very important as this feature 
>    	allows me to automatically dial in to work and log me in.
>
>    4)	The ability to create (and turn on/off) a  log file.
>
>These are the key features I would want.  You asked!
>
But these are ALL available with Proterm, and all but vt100 are available
with Talk is Cheap.

I would like to see full vt emulation, including 220.  i would also like th
ability to create new terminal emulations easily.  I like the scripting
abilities of Talk is Cheap more than Proterm, but I like Proterm's menus.
I like the way Proterm handels scrollback vs. copy buffer, but I don't like 
that they are noit adjustable.  Proterm is also too expensive.


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