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From: tucker@unocss.UUCP (Gregory A. Tucker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: the perfect telecommunications program
Message-ID: <367@unocss.UUCP>
Date: 6 Aug 88 22:33:33 GMT
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Organization: U. of Nebraska at Omaha
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From article <8808042349.aa28340@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>, by A1T@ECL.PSU.EDU (Andy):
> I'm looking for a really good communications program. Right now, I use
> 3 or 4 different ones, depending on what i'm doing, because each has
> its specific strengths and weaknesses. Here are the features I'm looking
> for:
> 
> -Really good VT100 emulation (Kermit is good enough for me on this)

ATP by has the best VT100 emulation that I am aware of.  According to
the author, ATP will support all vt100 functions that the hardware will
allow.

> -Easy-to-enter commands (here, i think z-link is the best)

ATP gets my vote!

> -kermit file transfer (kermit is the only program i have used which supports
>    this)
> -macros (i guess TIC or z-link are good on this one, but i haven't done
>    a lot with them)

Macros?  ATP's specialty, besides its excellent terminal emulation.

> -Shareware or freeware (all are equal here, although Kermit is cheaper)
> -Ability to execute Prodos or dos commands (none really have this)
> -Ability to run under dos 3.3 or prodos (kermit is the only one i've seen) 
>    or at least save files under either system

Why would you want anything to do this?  It would be just as easy to
use a copy program, such as Copy II+, to transfer between the two.

> Does such a program exist!?!?!? Actually I'm watching the Z-link development
> very closely since it seems to be getting there... but i usually use kermit
> (I am now). what's this about kermit 3.84?? 
> 
> Andy Tefft

Too bad Z-link runs only on enhanced //es, since it sound like I am 
missing out on a good thing.  Oh well.  I am using Kermit for file
transfers and ATP for everything else.  At this point ATP is incomplete
and the printer options don't work on my machine, but it seems to have the
most promise for my needs.  Andy, I think you are looking for ProComm.
Unfortunately, it runs on PC compatibles...

"Look at the pictures taken by the camera, they cannot lie.
 The truth is in what you see, and not what you read..." -The Jam


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