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From: han@Apple.COM (Byron Han)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: MacTerminal 3.0 (more technical stuff)
Message-ID: <51992@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 25 Apr 91 06:38:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.224409.2375@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Apple R&D - Networking & Communications
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In article <1991Apr23.224409.2375@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick) writes:
>
>1. MacTCP - There was a clear communication gap between myself and
>the infinitely patient person at the Apple Assistance Center. Is
>there a Telnet tool available from Apple for MacTerminal? 

There are a couple of third party solutions.  Advanced Software
Concepts and InterCon are two companies that come to mind immediately.
>
>2. Kermit, YMODEM, ZMODEM - Are all of these file transfer tools
>available and work with MacTerminal? 

Seaquest Software has KERMIT and ZMODEM file transfer tools in development.
>
>3. FTP - Is an FTP file transfer tool available? Does it even make
>sense to have an FTP file transfer tool, or is FTP not the kind
>of thing suited to a file transfer tool? 

Advanced Software Concepts' TCPack Connection Tool also contains a
built-in FTP Server.  They are also working on a FTP file transfer
tool.

>4. Do tools that anyone else writes drop right in to MacTerminal
>such as terminal emulators or connection tools, or is there some
>special stuff that a programmer (perhaps myself in the future) will
>need to do to make stuff MacTerminal compatible?

Should be immediately compatible.   Should be.  :-)
>
>5. Will it work just ducky with my good old 2400 baud Everex modem?
>Is it configurable so that I can insert things into the AT line
>(like L0 to lower the volume)?

The built-in modem initialization strings can be modified in the Apple
Modem Tool.  They are rumours that there might be other third party
companies working on connection tools that will work with modems.

>Thanks in advance for answers. If anyone in the Champaign-Urbana area
>is running MacTerminal 3.0, I would love to take a look before I buy
>it.
>
Hope this helps.


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