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From: dfs059@Mipl3.JPL.Nasa.Gov
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Subject: VT100 emulators
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Date: 27 Apr 88 15:12:29 GMT
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Mike_G_Newman@cup.portal.com writes:

>Does anyone know of a faithful vt-100 emulation program for the mac?
>
>What I specifically need is the feature known as dedicated or transparent
>print in which printer traffic sent by the host will not appear on the screen
>but will be routed directly to the printer.
>
>Mike Newman, Afetna, Saipan, Mariana Islands

I have tried a number of terminal emulators, and the only one I have
been happy with is VersaTerm, by Lonnie Abelbeck.  It supports the
pass-thru you mentioned, is the most faithful vt100 emulator I have
seen, and best of all, is very well supported.  Each new version that
comes our way seems to have every feature we were hoping would get
added.  I spend 8 hours a day in VersaTerm (ah, the wonders of
multi-finder and multiple monitors!), and am extremely happy with it.

By the way, it handles 9600 baud without flow control (if your screen
size is 24 x 80, 1 bit per pixel), and 19200 baud with minimal flow
control.

It is available from mail order houses, distributed by

Peripherals Computers & Supplies, Inc.
2457 Perkiomen Ave.
Mt. Penn, PA  19606
(215) 779-0522

Dan Stanfill
dfs059@mipl3.jpl.nasa.gov