Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!uunet!ogicse!cs.uoregon.edu!ns.uoregon.edu!milton!news
From: owen@raven.phys.washington.edu (Russell Owen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Need Recommendations for Terminal Programs
Message-ID: <1991May8.203150.23738@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 20:31:50 GMT
References: <1991May7.052441.11709@netcom.COM> <1991May8.105533.370@otago.ac.nz>
Sender: news@milton.u.washington.edu (News)
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Washington
Lines: 23

Regarding good fast terminal programs (preferably with an internal text
editor):

I love VersaTerm. It's about $100 mail-order, is the fastest program I've seen,
has a decent interface (including simple macros), is very robust, and is the
best-supported program I've seen.

Details
XModem, YModem (no Z), Kermit
comes with Comm. Toolbox tools (which you can use or not as you wish)
excellent support for serial; clumsy support for Telnet and FTP
   (but give that time to evolve)
first-rate VT100 emulation; decent Tek 4014 emulation
It has an internal text editor, as you wanted, but it's a modal dialog box.
I suggest using Qued and multifinder, or an editor DA (such as MockWrite).

-- Russell
owen@astro.washington.edu

(no connection, just a very satisfied customer)

P.S. VersaTerm has a more expensive brother: VersaTerm PRO. PRO adds
vector-based graphics and emulates the fancy Tek 4105 (as well as the old 4014)