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From: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: RedRyder Question
Summary: Try Versaterm
Message-ID: <885@esquire.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 88 15:47:07 GMT
References: <423@motbos.UUCP> <1254@cps3xx.UUCP> <211@bridge2.3Com.Com> <40@microsoft.UUCP>
Reply-To: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten)
Organization: DP&W, New York, NY
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In article <40@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) writes:
>Hmm, pardon me for saying this, but I was one of the many who was suckered
>into the 10.0 upgrade, with the promise of icon oriented interfaces etc..
>I believe the upgrade promise said something like "the whole ball of Mac
>wax..".  Basically the upgrade was little more than a maintainance fix,
>with a few minor enhancements, and crippling throughput problems.
>
>With my past experiences with RR, I am left highly doubtful that a RR11
>will be much enhanced over rev 10.3.  I would love to see RR do what it
>was originally invisaged as doing.. but if it does, I think it will be too
>little, too late.

[ Goes on to mention SuperMac's "Acknowledge" ]

I agree completely.  Red is a throughput dog, especially now that
telecom speeds are exceeding 1200 baud regularly.  From what I've heard,
"Acknowledge" is quite good and very flexible; however, it is a bit
pricey (still, not a bad deal for the power you get).

For everyday uploading/downloading/terminal emulation needs, I always
recommend Versaterm.  For only about $79 it is very fast, can be used
without flow control at 4800 baud (the speed at which I regularly use
it), supports MacTerminal XMODEM, regular XMODEM, YMODEM, Kermit (TEXT
and binary), 1k packets for YMODEM and Kermit, multiple file
uploads/downloads for YMODEM and Kermit, and has flawless vt102
emulation.  Also works very well in the background under Multifinder,
and even supports desk accessories during uploads and downloads when
running under regular Finder.

Needless to say, Red's been sitting on the shelf since the day I got
Versaterm.

Yes, I like the product (a lot), but no, I have nothing else to do with
the company.

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