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From: rosenqui@crc.skl.dnd.ca (Eric Rosenquist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Uniterm 2.0f where to get?
Message-ID: <1991Jan17.170406.24855@crc.skl.dnd.ca>
Date: 17 Jan 91 17:04:06 GMT
References: <123@gem.stack.urc.tue.nl> <7340060@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Organization: Software Kinetics Limited
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In article <7340060@hpfcso.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes:
>Thanks, Paul.  I already have uniterm and I agree with you wholeheartedly
>that it's still the best terminal emulator around.  However, the discussion
>here has drifted to STalker/STeno, and since I use my ST for program 
>development on the HP48SX, I could really use a conbination datacomm/text
>editor program.  That's why STalker/STeno sounded so neat.
>
>I need the ENQ/ACK handshaking because I also use my ST via modem to call into
>work, and remote access requires ENQ/ACK.  (It's a real abomination.)
>
>So, again, re: STalker:
>
>
>    1)  What handshaking does it support?
>    	RTS/CTS
>    	XON/XOFF
>    	ENQ/ACK

It currently supports None, XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, or BOTH as per the ST's
serial routines.  I don't know much about HP's ENQ/ACK; if you have
any info you can send me I will look at it and consider adding it in a
future version.

>    2)  Why not Kermit?  Will future versions support Kermit?

Why not?  Because :-)  I realize that there are some cases where Kermit
is the only choice (talking to IBM mainframes typically), but it was
basically a case of Kermit being the low man (frog?) on the totem
pole.  XModem and its variants are in much more demand, and
consideration has always been given to the amount of memory occupied
by STalker (since it's primarily used as a GEM DA).  If there is
sufficient demand, I may consider implementing Kermit using the
upcoming STalker 3's script language, or if I'm lucky, perhaps some
enterprising programmer will do it for me.  The script language should
have everything needed for such a task.  Right now I've got my hands
full working on ZModem, so don't expect to see Kermit from me any time
soon.

Eric