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From: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steve Neighorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Faster Serial Ports... How can I?
Message-ID: <1379@qiclab.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 88 11:15:04 GMT
References: <302@grinch.grinch.UUCP> <703@mccc.UUCP>
Reply-To: neighorn@qiclab.UUCP (Steve Neighorn)
Organization: Qic Laboratories, Portland, Oregon.
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In article <703@mccc.UUCP> pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) writes:
>
>Try Pro-YAM from Omen Technology.  Far superior to anything on the
>market, except in its user interface.  The author is Chuck Forsberg,
>reachable at reed!omen!caf.

I agree on the kudos for Pro-YAM, but for others contemplating purchase
of Pro-YAM, don't let the user interface comments scare you off. No, 
Pro-YAM isn't PROCOMM or Xtalk. It is not menu driven, and it doesn't
have pull-down/pop-up menus. It *is* fully programmable using a C-like
language that allows you to do just about anything you want in regards
to automated callings and session handling. I have built a 48-entry
calling menu with complete login scripts for each of the entries. The
scripts are callable via unique names, and can be set up to handle
terminal characteristics, logfile names, screen colors, password
encryption, and so on.

If you can program in C, Pascal, or programmable shells, you can handle
Pro-YAM's script language.

I apologize for the length of this posting, but I have seen several
magazine articles and USENET postings regarding YAM's user interface
(or lack thereof) and wanted to do a little record straightening. The
program definitely has a serious case of 'Make what you want of it.'
Five different YAM users will most likely have five different custom
interfaces, and therein lies the beauty.




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