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From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: comm programs
Message-ID: <JND5P5w163w@valnet>
Date: 26 Sep 90 20:07:42 GMT
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amiga@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Boing) writes:

> In article <2026@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phil
> >
> >Online! is definitely the second worst commercial terminal program for the
> >Amiga.
> 
> oh yeah?  I've got a copy of this ancient dog called A-Term I'd throw into
> this fracas.  this program doesn't seem to be supported anymore, so maybe
> it doesn't count.
> 
> -baron
> -- 
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> \X/  "just another peon"  | baron@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu | baron@uhccux.bitne

Do you mean AmigaTerm when you say the worst? Here's my ratings for comm 
programs. (In order from best to worst)

1) JR-Comm
2) A-Talk III
3) VLT
4) HandShake
5) NComm
6) AZComm
7) VT100
[...]
999) AmigaTerm
1000) Online! Platinum

-Joseph Hillenburg

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