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From: mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Michael Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: kermit Q: ProTerm VS. UNIX
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Date: 4 Apr 89 20:55:57 GMT
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Reply-To: mikes@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Michael Steele)
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In article <890329190357.185171@UNCAMULT.BITNET> CYLau@UNCAMULT.BITNET (The Ultron) writes:
>Well, in my experience, the Kermit in ProTerm is severely flawed!!  but
	I use Proterm all the time to download from our VM/CMS machine using
	Kermit.  I've also used it on UNIX based kermit with no problems.
	One weird thing that I have noticed (I don't know if it's Proterm or
	the mainframe) is that you have to wait for the sending machine to
	send the first block before you select receive.  Not really a major
	inconvience considering the versitility of Proterm when compared
	with KERMIT!

>exclusively when I need vt100 emulation (ProTerm's vt100 is flawed) and
	I've used ProTerm quite extensively on many mainframes using vt100
	and have found only one flaw.  This is in UNIX's vi when a line
	wraps around without a CR.  This rare occurance causes ProTerm to
	shift everything down one line...that's the way it shows up on the
	screen, not the way it exists in the editor.

Hopefully soon I will have a nice comm program for the GS with vt100
support.




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