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From: allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Telix
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Date: 28 Jan 89 00:02:25 GMT
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As quoted from <8979@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> by woan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Ronald S. Woan):
+---------------
| 	I am interested in compiling a listing of reasons to use the various
| communication programs out there.  Currently, I am using PROCOMM PLUS and 
| PIBTERM, but I have just downloaded TELIX and started to look at it.  What
| strikes me immediately is that there are no apparent host modes and a script
| learn mode.  A good point is that it takes less memory than the two programs
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Script learn mode is a bit difficult to implement with Telix-style scripts.
The scripts are compiled.  (Of course, Red Ryder on the Mac manages to
"learn" compiled scripts, so it isn't impossible.)

Telix's script language looks a lot like C.  It's also extremely powerful,
for a script language; the host mode you're looking for is in the script
HOST.SLT.  In fact, you can modify the script to make host mode work the way
you want it to (try THAT with Procomm!).  A separate script (HCONFIG.SLT)
allows you to configure various host mode parameters, and can also be
modified to e.g. add new configuration options for your modified HOST.

I'm just a fairly satisfied user....

++Brandon
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