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From: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: commercial terminal emulator recommendation
Message-ID: <1478@tekgvs.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 11:24:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekgvs.1478
Posted: Tue Apr 29 11:24:24 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 3-May-86 17:30:11 EDT
References: <2149@uwmacc.UUCP> <600@kepler.UUCP>
Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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In article <600@kepler.UUCP> mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones) writes:
>demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) writes:
>>            PROCOMM --> ...the emulations are pretty awful.
>>            PIBTERM --> Pretty icky user interface...
>...
>I wonder if there's anything to be found in the professionally developed
>software that does any better?
>
I can recommend a terminal simulator called VTERM from an outfit called
Coefficient Systems Corp. I beta-tested their product and I'm continuing
to use it as my everyday terminal emulator to carry on System Administration
work on our department's VAX (BSD Unix 4.3). It has good VT100 emulation, a
VT52 mode (I've verified that the VT52 works but I haven't used it extensively).

Built in to VTERM are Kermit, XMODEM and a couple other error-correcting
file transfer protocols (they provide source code for VMS, RSTS/E and
UNIX hosts). I use the Kermit extensively and it works great. I cannot
use the Xmodem because the comm link we use here at Tek (its the Sytek
broadband system) is not set up to allow Xmodem to work (^S makes the
system shut-up, so the 13th (?) Xmodem packet hangs the system).

Last I knew VTERM was going to sell for $100 - $150. I never did hear
the final proce. It is not copy protected. (The original version I
received to test *was* and I excoriated them for doing this on the
first review sheet I sent in. They dropped the copy protection.

keith

PS - Here's the info to contact Coefficient Systems:

	Coefficient Systems Corp
	611 Broadway
	New York, NY  10012
	(212) 777-6707

Keith Ericson  at TekLabs (resident factious factotum)
Tektronix, PO 500, MS 58-383         Beaverton OR 97077        (503)627-6042
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