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From: sharp@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: PacerTerm announcement
Message-ID: <1991Jun7.204538.10096@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Date: 7 Jun 91 20:45:38 GMT
References: <55676@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: U. of Calgary Computer Science
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In article <55676@nigel.ee.udel.edu> johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
>But enough of the multi-windows debate!  Anybody have any experience
>with the HyperTalk scripting feature?  This seems like a significant
>improvement over the relatively ad hoc scripting language built into
>White Knight (no experience with Microphone ...).  

     The scripting language is a proper subset of Hypertalk with
extensions for Communication facilities. As such, if you know how to
work with Hypertalk, you know most of PacerScript. It also adds custom
dialog boxes, including scrolling lists, popup menus, buttons, ...

     In short, it is an extreemly powerful scripting language that
integrates nicely into the communications task. It is also very easy
to use (nice editor and help feature).

>Freeware is nice, but imagine for a minute that some folks would be 
>willing to pay for good comm program:  how do MicroPhone II, 
>VersaTerm-Pro, and PacerTerm stack up?

     At the moment, if you need Tektronix emulation, you get
Versaterm. Of course it is only a matter of time until a Tektronix
tool appears for the Toolbox.

     Otherwise, PacerTerm is it. I have seen all of these programs,
and PacerTerm is much better. Of course it is also the most recent
product.

>-- Bill (johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu)

	maurice

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