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Subject: VT-100
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Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 10:15:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 28 10:15:00 1987
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Kermit is now up to 3.79 (which isn't much different from 3.76 or
3.78 except it fixes some bugs in the vt-100 emulation).  The VT-100
is far from complete.  It's ok for using on an IBM-CMS system (mainly
to get on and transfer files), but I suspect trying to use it with
as a general purpose vt-100 is likely to reveal its limitations.

SOFTERM 2 does a terrific VT-100, but it's EXPENSIVE (list is $195,
but I've seen mail order ads for $135 or so).  The nice thing about
SOFTERM (in addtion to handling VT-100 and 20some other terminal
including 3101 block mode) is that it supports II+, //e, //c (gs
internal port in beta test), and practically every Apple 80 column
card and serial board ever made up to 9600 baud.  SOFTERM supports
standard XModem (without CRC) and it's own propritary transfer
protocol (for which they distribute a VAX version I believe) with
some software for some mainframes.

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ARPA:   sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@wiscvm.wisc.edu       Murphy A. Sewall
BITNET: SEWALL@UCONNVM                          School of Business Admin.
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