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Subject: Re: Slow Terminal emulator
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Date: 18 Jan 90 10:33:47 GMT
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In article <2150@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU>, dgc@julia.math.ucla.edu writes...
 
>+I tried doing the same thing with my NeXT, using "tip" and was most
>+disappointed.
>
>I would recommend that you use Kermit. It works nicely on the NeXT,
>and allows binary transfers of files...

I would recommend you avoid Kermit like the plague.  It runs at about 30%
efficeincy, at least it did for me.  Use XModem or ZModem.  Both of which
are common and PD.  (man rz and sz for zmodem)


>You can also buy Communicae for about $400. Not only does it do
>VT100, it also does VT220 and Tektronix emulation, and then
>some. Or, you can wait for the next operating system release.
>I am definitely hoping that the terminal will improve. This is
>my own biggest problem with the Next. I wonder if the Next
>X release will come with a nice terminal, too...

You could also wait a couple of days and get HitchHiker.  That is a low end
communication shareware program that does xmodem and zmodem transfers for you.
It is also only $35 and source code for it can be purchased for an additional
$65.  It will be at oregon and purdue sometime today.  I don't know how long
they take to get things assorted correctly.  It does not do any terminal 
emulation, but allows you to use other terminals that will allow terminal
emulation.  In other words, it can output to the Terminal program and give you
vt100 emulation, or it can output to the shell and give you scrolling windows,
or probably xmodem when it comes out, or any other Terminal emulator you can
get.

Michael Rutman
SoftMed
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