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From: popeye@doc.ksu.ksu.edu (Karl Richard Buck)
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Subject: Re: QUERY: Reviews of telecommunication packages for Win3.0
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Date: 18 Aug 90 00:27:59 GMT
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keating@casemo.UUCP (John Keating ) writes:

>	I've been trying to find a communications package that fit my desires/
>needs...  I've looked at WinQVT and Unicom so far, but have not been terribly
>impressed by them...  (They are good packages, but are missing some features I
>find handy.

Yea. I know the feeling. I used WinQVT for a while but was really unimpressed.
The transfer rates were poor, it was buggy and it handled background transfers
badly (kept timing out, errors etc..). 

The short of it is I looked at the latest version of Unicom and becoming really
pissed at the nag messages and the crippled version I took the risk and 
registered.... and I really like it. 

>	So, basically, I'm asking those of you out there who have telecom 
>packages to send me a quick review...  My list of needed/wanted features are:
>	o Wide range of terminal emulations, esp. VT-100, VT-52, and ASCII.
>	o Wide range of transfer protocols, esp. Z-modem, and CIS QUICK-B.
>	o Dialing directory that includes individual paramaters (i.e. bps rate,
>		name, last date called, etc...) for each phone number.
>	o A script language.
>	o The ability to add protocols and emulations.
>	o Hmmm...  The normal, everyday stuff...

Unicom 2.0 has all these features except the vt100, But vt52 has been good 
enough for me. Unicom also has a nifty scheduler that can run scripts at any
pre-set time. The script language is pretty simple, but you can get just about
anything ordinary done with it. I *think* it has the ability to add protocals,
even though there is already more than I'd ever need (about 10 or so).

My advice to you is unless you want to pay $110+ for cosstalk for windows, try
registering Unicom for $45.
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