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From: mikec@tekred.UUCP (Mike Combs)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: questions
Message-ID: <691@tekred.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Aug-86 13:41:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekred.691
Posted: Thu Aug 21 13:41:11 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 24-Aug-86 20:41:11 EDT
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Reply-To: mikec@tekred.UUCP (Mike Combs)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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Keywords: communications, modem, upgrade

The Apple //e enhancement kit includes new roms, a new character set, and the
65c02 processor.  All newer Apple //e's now being sold have this built in.
Features in the new roms include: support for the mini-assembler, enhanced
disassembler for 65c02 opcodes, an enhanced monitor, and 'fixed' basic
commands for tabbing out past column 40 with the 80 column card.  The new
character set is made up of icons, such as Apples, check marks, and parts
to draw windows with.  This may cause some incompatibility with older
software; SOME inverse upper case displays may wind up looking like icons.

The best terminal program depends on what you want to do with it.  I prefer
Softerm2 over Ascii Express Pro because it supports a wider variety of
modems and interface cards.  It can handle up to 9600 baud.  It has a more
capable macros, for automatic logins and downloading, etc.  It emulates more
terminals.  It can read CP/M and Pascal formatted disks and transfer those
files.  These are all things AE Pro cannot do as well, or at all.  It is from
Softronix, about $195.  It runs under DOS 3.3.  (Though it can transfer ProDOS
files as well.)

Ascii Pro is less expensive, and is handy if you don't need the extra
features.  It is also designed for and good at running unattended as a BBS
or something so people can call your computer and download files from you.
It runs under ProDOS.

I find that most AE Pro users just never heard of Softerm2 before they bought.

To my knowledge, there are no other terminal programs that even come close
to these two in features.  Both of these use the xmodem protocol.

Kermit can be found on GEnie for the Apple //.

Hope this helps...mac

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Mike A. Combs                  "Specialization is for insects." - R.A. Heinlein