Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ucbvax!USC-ECL.ARPA!BHUBER
From: BHUBER@USC-ECL.ARPA.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re:  Ascii/Mouse-Express Query - and BB Query
Message-ID: <[USC-ECL.ARPA]10-Apr-87.20:45:19.BHUBER>
Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 22:45:00 EST
Article-I.D.: <[USC-ECL.ARPA]10-Apr-87.20:45:19.BHUBER>
Posted: Fri Apr 10 22:45:00 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 12-Apr-87 02:09:32 EST
References: <8704101507.AA10842@OBERON.LCS.MIT.EDU>
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Distribution: world
Organization: The ARPA Internet
Lines: 20

I have been using Mousetalk (on a GS machine) and wanted to try ProTerm for
a couple of reasons (Kermit, larger memory buffers due to using RAM cards,
etc.).  When I ordered ProTerm, I asked for a 14 day evaluation period, and
believe that I will not accept the package and go back to Mousetalk.

Reasons:  (a) Proterm does not recognize any GS memory [and I am told that
it may never], (b) Proterm always exits incorrectly and trashes the
operating system resulting in a time consuming warm boot to restore, (c)
Kermit does not allow small files to be transfered [causes files of 4 or 5 
megabyte size to be created on disk when file size is really about 80 bytes].

I have returned the system disk to Check for an update since they released
a new version apparently 1 or 2 days after shipping my order (? strange).
I await receipt of version 1.3, but am not too hopeful.  Seems that Proterm
has a lot of potential, but it just ain't there yet.  If I change my
opinion after receipt of the upgrade, I'll report same here.

Bud

P.S., "Check" above should read "Checkmate".