Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ecsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!whuxcc!lcuxlm!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!ranger From: ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Apple //e dial-up to Unix. Message-ID: <1937@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Aug-86 08:56:15 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.1937 Posted: Mon Aug 18 08:56:15 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Aug-86 05:05:36 EDT References: <150@endot.UUCP> Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service Lines: 24 > I have an Apple //e and would like to use it as a terminal so I can > dial-up to work. I have a modem that was hooked up to a VT100. I no longer > have the VT100 and would like to use the Apple. I was wondering if anyone > could suggest software that would allow the interface between the Apple > and Unix. I would want to have full screen capabilities for vi and the > like. I would appreciate any experiences (good or bad) that people have > run into and any recommendations. > Softerm II from Softronics is a very good package for the Apple IIe. Be sure to get the IIe IIc version. It emulates about 25 different terminals including the DEC VT 52 and VT100. I have used it with a VAX running bith unix and VMS with the VT100 emulation. I have also used it as a Televideo 925 on an IBM 4341 under VM/CMS through a 7171 protocol converter. The terminal emulations seem to be flawless. Softronics is working on a new version available "real soon now" that will run under Prodos and have Kermit, including the server mode. You can get this package for about 120 dollars mail order. It can transfer Dos 3.3, Pascal and CPM files with Xmodem and its own protocol, which they give you the fortran 77 source code for uploading to your mainframe or mini. It comes with a small keypad to help generate the function keys of your terminal and also lets you redefine the keyboard and write macros. It also has an autodial phone book for several different types of modems. Rick Fincher