jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (02/09/86)
Well I got my free upgrade to MacTerminal 2.0 today.
The improvements:
Transfer protocols are more flexible and provide:
1) Plain text with delays between chars and lines.
2) MacBinary mode Xmodem
3) XModem Text makes cr-lf pairs outbound, strips lf's inbound
4) MacTerminal1.1 mode ( non-standard Xmodem )
5) Standard Xmodem
Only mode 4 uses the non-standard Xmodem self initiating, the rest require you
to select receive file, which brings up an SFPutFile Dialog.
A menu allows you to switch backspace and delete on the backspace key.
Better emulation of the vt102. Still can't do character insert, but it does
insert lines better.
Has a complete selection of international character and graphics sets to
choose between.
The wait for call appears to work, and default answer mode is 0 (don't).
The non-improvements:
Like I said character delete still doesn't work.
They still ship it with the stupid command shift ~ to generate a '~'. I
patched mine immediately as follows:
Using Resedit open Macterminal, open KICH ID=256. Near the bottom you will
find:
1B 90 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E
1B 90 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E
change this to:
1B 60 1B 7E 1B 60 7E 7E
1B 60 7E 7E 7E 60 7E 7E
Save.
This results in:
SHIFT-` = ~ whatever other modifier keys are pressed.
COMMAND-` = ` in combination with any other modifiers EXCEPT shift.
` alone or with CAPS-LOCK, OPTION, or both generates an escape.
This seems much easier to me.
--
Jim Budler
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
(408) 749-5806
Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb
Compuserve: 72415,1200jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (02/09/86)
In article <9313@amdcad.UUCP> jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) writes: > >They still ship it with the stupid command shift ~ to generate a '~'. I >patched mine immediately as follows: > >Using Resedit open Macterminal, open KICH ID=256. Near the bottom you will >find: > > 1B 90 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E > 1B 90 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E ^^ ERROR!!!! Sorry. Make that: 1B 60 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E 1B 60 1B 7E > >change this to: > > 1B 60 1B 7E 1B 60 7E 7E > 1B 60 7E 7E 7E 60 7E 7E > >Save. > >This results in: > > SHIFT-` = ~ whatever other modifier keys are pressed. > COMMAND-` = ` in combination with any other modifiers EXCEPT shift. > > ` alone or with CAPS-LOCK, OPTION, or both generates an escape. > >This seems much easier to me. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200
leeke@cascade.ARPA (02/11/86)
In article <9313@amdcad.UUCP> jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) writes: > >Well I got my free upgrade to MacTerminal 2.0 today. > Could you mention where you got the upgrade? Of the dealers I have called in the Bay Area (several, but certainly a small percentage of the total) all have claimed total ignorance of receiving any update. Steve Leeke leeke@su-cascade.arpa
sam@ccitv3.UUCP (02/11/86)
> > Well I got my free upgrade to MacTerminal 2.0 today. > > The improvements: > > Transfer protocols are more flexible and provide: > 1) Plain text with delays between chars and lines. > 2) MacBinary mode Xmodem > 3) XModem Text makes cr-lf pairs outbound, strips lf's inbound > 4) MacTerminal1.1 mode ( non-standard Xmodem ) > 5) Standard Xmodem > Only mode 4 uses the non-standard Xmodem self initiating, the rest require you > to select receive file, which brings up an SFPutFile Dialog. > Sounds great. Thanx mucho for the info. One quick question remains. When using Compuserve (MACUS) and the 'dow name/proto:xmodem' command from the data libraries; does this correspond to selection 5 above, or is it (2)? Many thanx. Sam Mantel -- Roch, NY
maddog@tolerant.UUCP (Bill Arnett) (02/11/86)
I got my MacTerminal 2.0 at the Computer Plus in San Jose. It took the
manager a few minutes to find it, but he eventually did and I copied it
with no problems.
PS: You must bring in your original MacTerminal master disk.
--
Bill Arnett {ucbvax,nsc}!tolerant!maddog
Tolerant Systems, Inc. San Jose
408/946-5667jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (02/17/86)
In article <389@ccivax.UUCP> sam@ccitv3.UUCP writes: >> 2) MacBinary mode Xmodem >>... >> 5) Standard Xmodem >> Only mode 4 uses the non-standard Xmodem self initiating, the rest require you >> to select receive file, which brings up an SFPutFile Dialog. >> >Sounds great. Thanx mucho for the info. One quick question remains. When >using Compuserve (MACUS) and the 'dow name/proto:xmodem' command from the >data libraries; does this correspond to selection 5 above, or is it (2)? >Many thanx. Well I've used MacBinary mode (2) on MAUG and it works fine. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200
howard@amdahl.UUCP (Howard C. Simonson) (02/25/86)
Thanks, Jim, for the synopsis of features in MacTerminal 2.0. I wondered
just how many features/fixes they finally got around to doing.
Now seriously, don't you think its time to toss out that puppy and pick up
Versaterm 2.0. I know MacT. was free and Versa's another $99, but from
the list of features you posted, it'll be money well spent.
( Of course no affiliation with Versaterm's creator or distributor except
continued awe and amazement at what a fine program and incredible buy it is.)
P.S. Brian, you're right. Versaterm 2.0 is a lot of new features over 1.5x
Now if only it supported continous downloading under switcher!
--
Time for a new catchy phrase in my Howard C. Simonson
.signature, now if I could only ...{dragon,hplabs,ihnp4,nsc}!amdahl!howard
think of one...
[ Opinion? What opinion. I think you have the wrong guy... ]jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (02/25/86)
In article <2839@amdahl.UUCP> howard@amdahl.UUCP (Howard C. Simonson) writes: >Thanks, Jim, for the synopsis of features in MacTerminal 2.0. I wondered >just how many features/fixes they finally got around to doing. > >Now seriously, don't you think its time to toss out that puppy and pick up >Versaterm 2.0. I know MacT. was free and Versa's another $99, but from >the list of features you posted, it'll be money well spent. Free???? I paid $99 for it. About six or eight months before Versaterm existed. I am also a MacTerminal evangelist. I like it. P.S. One other thing: The whirling of the drives periodically appears to be gone. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200
jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler) (02/25/86)
>P.S. One other thing: The whirling of the drives periodically appears to be >gone. Did I really say that??? Try this : The periodic saves to disk, even when not recording off the top, appears to be gone. -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 749-5806 Usenet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amdcad!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200