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From: macq@miguel.llnl.gov (Don MacQueen)
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Subject: Re: Need Recommendations for Terminal Programs
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Date: 7 May 91 22:13:17 GMT
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In article <1991May7.052441.11709@netcom.COM>, petersen@netcom.COM (Barbara Petersen) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> I'm looking for information about, and recommendations for, terminal
|> programs for the Macintosh (I'm still using an old copy of Red Ryder,
|> which should give you an idea of how behind the times *I* am).  The
|> three items I'm most interested in are speed, ease of use, and the
|> ability to do some simple editing from within the program (e.g. open
|> a file to download, change a couple of characters, or a couple of
|> lines, then proceed with downloading).  Any suggestions?
|> 
|> Also, are the mail-order houses still generally the best (e.g. least
|> expensive) places from which to purchase Mac hardware and software?
|> Any recommendations and/or warnings?  Or does anyone know of stores
|> in the SF Bay Area that offer comparable prices?
|> 
|> Thanx in advance....
|> 
|> --
|> Barbara Petersen
|> barb@velvet.com

Well, I use VersaTerm-Pro and am very happy with it. However, it has minimal 'scripting' capabilities; instead you get good graphics terminal emulation in addition to text terminal emulation.

I don't know exactly what you have in mind when you say

|> ability to do some simple editing from within the program (e.g. open
|> a file to download, change a couple of characters, or a couple of
|> lines, then proceed with downloading).

In my environment it is a text editor on the other computer that is responsible for the editing you describe, and how well your terminal emulation program works depends on what kind of terminal it emulates and what kind of terminal the other computer expects. In other words, don't expect a vt100 or vt220 emulator to work with an IBM mainframe, because vt*** terminals go with DEC computers.

M.A.C. in Berkeley has good prices. Mail order prices are generally the lowest.
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