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From: sip1@sam.spc.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
Subject: Re: Communications Programs for Windows
Message-ID: <1991May20.204430.19873@midway.uchicago.edu>
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Date: Mon, 20 May 1991 20:44:30 GMT

>|>I'm interested in purchasing a good communications program for Windows.
>|>I've tried Windows Terminal, WinQVT, and UniComm.  I don't really like
>|>any of them.  I'd appreciate any recommendations on any package from
>|>~$100-$200.  Anyone have Crosstalk for Windows?
>You might want to check into Wincomm.  It is a Windows comm package with an
>extensive macro language, a good range of emulations and transfer protocols,

I just received an offer in the mail for Dynacomm 3.0 at $99 plus shipping
(plus an extra $29.95 for printed documentation).  Apparently they are
running a special for certain people lucky enough to be on the right mailing
list.

I'm "Serial Number 3xxx" -- I must be special.  :-)

FutureSoft is available at (713) 496-9400.

A more general question: is there any way to prevent Windows when operating
under standard mode from losing characters when receiving a file (via, say,
ZMODEM) in the background?  Any moderately busy hard drive activity and
the transfer is terminated.  Formatting a floppy?  Forget it.

I haven't tried it, but does YMODEM fare any better?

Also, I noticed that the tutorial in Word for Windows basically shuts every-
thing down.  Background file transfers fail.  How rude.

T.F.S.						sip1@quads.uchicago.edu
Timothy F. Sipples				sip1@sam.spc.uchicago.edu