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From: IC6JRHW@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Ron Webster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Communications software for Apple IIe
Message-ID: <9001080846.AA13782@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 8 Jan 90 08:45:00 GMT
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Dear Apple II users:

I recently posted an inquiry about comm software for the Apple II.  I
received only a few responses, but most of them recommended ProTerm
(version 2.1).  Subsequently, some Apple user groups with which I have
contact have recommended ReadyLink (the update of EasyLink) by Applied
Engineering.  I need this for a friend who has an Apple IIe--it probably
has 128KB RAM (being that 128K has been standard for a long time), but I
don't know if he has an enhanced IIe.  As I understand it, ReadyLink
requires an enhanced IIe.

I would appreciate comments from users having knowledge of ReadyLink,
EasyLink, ProTerm, or any other commercial comm packages that you would
strongly recommend (Kermit and other freeware packages are probably not in
the running--I can't access a BB from which to download the Apple II
version).  Do any of these run well on a standard IIe?  Are they easy to
use?  Anything else you can tell me will be appreciated.

Also, has anyone out there heard of a comm package called Modem Manager?
If so, who is the publisher and where can I get it (or more information
about it)?

Finally, I'm a Mac user on BITNET.  I get the Info-Mac Digest, but I can't
access comp-sys-apple postings, so PLEASE RESPOND TO ME DIRECTLY.  Any
comments or recommendations will be very much appreciated.

Ron Webster
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