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From: jmorris@hpsemc.cup.hp.com (John V. Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Terminal Emulator Recomendations
Message-ID: <22900001@hpsemc.cup.hp.com>
Date: 24 Apr 91 17:42:17 GMT
Organization: HP VAB Programs
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Any suggestions for terminal emulators on an Apple //e?  I'm a non-apple
user who is attempting to help a friend get access to usenet.  He has an
Apple //e,  a UNIX account and a Hayes compatible modem.   Now we need
the software to make it all work.

Ideally, the software would:
  o Emulate a VT100 terminal
  o Support scripts for automatically logging on to remote systems.
    (ie. send a string, wait for a response)
  o Execute a script on startup.
  o Be either free or very cheap.

My goal is to give my friend a floppy disc that he can insert into his machine,
and shortly thereafter he will be automatically logged in and reading his mail.

Are there *good* public domain terminal emulators?  If we need to buy a
package, which is the most cost-effective?   Also, I've assumed the 9-pin
connector on the back of his //e is an RS-232 port.  If so, does it use the
same modem cable as the IBM PC?



Thanks,

John Morris
(408)447-4155
jmorris@hpsemc.hp.com