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From: ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Phil Ritzenthaler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ZCOMM is very buggy
Message-ID: <1958@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 22 Apr 88 17:22:36 GMT
References: <2598@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> <6216@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
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Organization: The Land Beneath the Forest Moon of Endor
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In article <6216@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, tim@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu (Timothy L. Kay) writes:
> 
> While the  manual  does  lack  in organization,  I  don't get the same
> impression  about the defensive tone.  And  you aren't paying  $40 for
> the  nice, typeset manual;  you are paying  $40 for registration.  The
> nice, typeset manual comes as a bonus.

I admit ZModem is a fantastic protocol when it comes to transfering of data;
nothing can beat it.  BUT . . .

I did feel that there was a point made here.  Zcomm's vt100 emulation in the
80 column mode is near flawless, but the 132 mode . . . well . . .

Also, I also felt that the author was very defensive about his product.  He 
speaks about other "arcade style" communication programs.  I am a beta tester
for Qmodem (no, this is NOT going to be an advertisement) which probably in
his sense IS an "arcade game".  BUT, at the same time, it is MUCH MORE user
friendly and has the ability to use external upload/download such as DSZ.COM
(or any others you can think of).  The ease of use is it's plus, though.  If
I am a first time user, I don't want all of the hassle of trying to learn a
VERY user UNFRIENDLY program.  I want to get up, get going, and have some fun
telecommunicating.

That's not saying that Qmodem is perfect, though.  It, like many other products
(like the documented 206 presentation manager bugs), has it's fault.  But I
suppose it's what you get used to.  

-- 
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