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From: dalegass@dalcsug.UUCP (Dale Gass)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Background terminal Program
Message-ID: <497@dalcsug.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jul 88 15:09:16 GMT
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
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Well, I've got the background terminal program mostly written now.  It
has relatively complete VT102 emulation, and supports xmodem
downloads.  I'll do the upload portion shortly.

There's been quite a bit of interest, so Iwill post this as shareware
when I get thing done.

A lot of people are wondering if Kermit will be available.  I'm a
kermit-hater (no flames, Please) because the protcol is too complex
and (at least around here) no one can tell me how to get it working
successfully through an 8 bit path, so it takes forever with binaries
(Yes, I've tried all the standard suggestions, none of which work).

I'll likely implement Ymodem eventually, since I find it to be an
efficient and reliable batch file protocol, and it's available in the
public domain for unix and VMS.

BTW: With full-blown vt102 emulation, and xmodem download, and solid
background toggling, the .COM file is 5k long...  It allocates another
2k for the screen saving, and 2k for com buffer, and 2k for a stack,
and another 1k or so for a few necessities, but still comes in under
13k resident.  Certainly something I can live with...

-dalegass@dalcsug.uucp
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