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From: sd05@terre.DMI.USherb.CA (Sylvain Tremblay / Eric Trepanier)
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Subject: Re: SPECTER Mail Server Swap...
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Date: 13 Dec 90 04:32:31 GMT
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First of all, what is the SPECTER Mail Server Swap?  I've bever heard of it.
I do most of my FTPs at the Milton archive site which has a reasonnable amount
of software available both for the C64 AND C128.

Next, if you want my opinion, here are my top 5 C128 PD/SHAREWARE softwares:
(I'm not mentionning the C64, I have a C128 and hardly ever run it in 64 mode,
except for when I get a game crave...)

TOP FIVE C128 SOFTWARE LIST

1.  Desterm 128 V2.00  -  telecommunication software with script language,
    by Mattew Desmond     excellent buffer/text editor, excellent VT-52/102 &
                          ANSI-BBS protocols, X/Y/Punter transfer protocols,
                          full 1581 & REU support and much more...
                          Best program ever available for the C128!
2.  CS-DOS 128 V1.5    -  basically a file archiving system, but much more than
    by Chris Smeets       that, it is to the C128 what MS-DOS is to the IBM.
                          Full 1581 and REU support, and excellent
                          documentation provided.  Also, include the LHARC 128
                          utility for use with CS-DOS which is available
                          separately.
3.  Kermit 2.2         -  This is a C64 program that makes use of the 128 added
    ???                   80 column screen.  A pretty bare-bones terminal
                          program, with excellent VT-102 support.  If you MUST
                          use the Kermit protocol, then this program is the
                          best there is.
4.  KeyDos 128 V2      -  Use your Functions Keys like you never did before.
    + KeyDos Utilities    KeyDos 128 is a clever hack of the C128 function keys
    by Randy Winchester   that allows to set a current drive device and then
                          load/run/save/type files from the current drive and
                          disk directory.  KeyDos utilities are a set of disk
                          utilities that allow you to do some easy file
                          maintenance.
5.  Hexpert            -  A machine language debugger for use with the C128's
    by Eric Trepanier     built-in machine language monitor, Hexpert allows
                          you to set up to ten breakpoints and execute your
                          program at full speed or instruction by instruction.
                          A must for the C128 ml programmer.

I tried UNIX 128.  I don't know if the version I had was the latest (the one
currently at Milton), but what I had was nothing more than a nice toy.  It had
the look and feel of Unix, and some of it's functions too, but it was very
slow, cumbersome, and crashed more often than it should of.  Many of the files
included with the package were corrupted and the EMACS editor included was
simply unusable for serious editing needs.  Again, you could fool someone by
showing it off, but as it is right now, it is not usable for any other purpose.
Too bad.  I you want to try a different DOS, try CS-DOS.  This one is very
professionnal and it works very nicely and offers much of UNIX 128's features,
like input/output redirection and built-in text editor.


Well, that was my opinion.


Eric Trepanier

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