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From: tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney)
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Subject: Re:  TOPS Terminal
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Date: Fri, 14-Aug-87 19:22:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 14 19:22:41 1987
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Mark, no offense, but your attitude seems very hostile.  You might also want
to spell our name "Centram".  I assure you that Tim Fredel really is the
Product Manager, not the purveyor of some evil conspiracy to lie about
positions within Centram.  It should not be too surprising that the level of
knowledge of pre-beta-test software among the sales staff is low the very
first time it is shown publically.  Nonetheless, I will convey your
complaints to Tim.

(1) Site licensing details are still being worked out internally.  If this
were not so, you would have been given full information on it.

(2) Either kind, depending on your configuration.  The original Mac-to-Mac
version used NBP-ARP (KIP); the current version only uses the old kind
because we've had terrible problems getting anything from Stanford.  All
I need to do is go back and restore the NBP-ARP code.

(3) Either by hand on the old software (or if so desired with KIP) or
dynamically with KIP.

(4) FTP works correctly, that is, with dialogs, not the horrible way, that
is, with command-line ftp invocation.  There has been a false claim that the
FTP requires you to know FTP details to use; this is completely without
foundation, and I haven't any idea how it got started.

(5) VT-100 emulation is fine.  I don't implement every single bizarreness
like double-height characters, but I use it routinely for rn and emacs,
and others use it routinely for vi.  There is also vt52 and adm3a emulation,
as well as tty, and I have hooks for other terminal types.  What would
people particularly like to see?

Scroll-back is limited only by RAM and disk space.  Standard Mac interface.

(6) No restrictions on desk accessories.

(7) I think it's a lot easier to use and a lot more aesthetically pleasing.
It also has a much more full-featured Mac interface.

I hope that answers your questions.

Tim