[net.micro.amiga] AmigaTerm w/ Kermit

dbm@unccvax.UUCP (03/10/86)

munch munch

Someone mentioned this past weekend that there is a version of AmigaTerm
that includes Kermit available on CompuServe.  Since I'm not on CompuServe,
I was woundering if anyone would feel inclined to post to USENET a uuencoded
version of the binary and the associated documentation.  I suspect that this
would help several of us.

While on the subject of terminal programs... I tried to compile the PDTerm
(VT100 emualtor) that was posted to USENET last week and had very little
success.  I added the two routines DeleteEXTio/CreateEXTio and I came up with
a version I can execute but it doesn't work properly (it creates the window
but doesn't transmit/recieve data - just a minor bug in a terminal program
right?).  Well, I'm woundering if everyone else got PDTerm.c to compile and
work properly?  If so, I would like to join the club.

Now, one last topic.  I've woundered where the majority of the Amiga network
traffic is (USENET / BIX / CompuServe / ETCnet).  If I join CompuServe or BIX
will I find more source floating around?

Dwayne Mcneil
University of NC at Charlotte, Computing Services
UUCP: decvax!mcnc!unccvax!dbm

fnf@unisoft.UUCP (Fred Fish) (03/13/86)

In article <455@unccvax.unccvax.UUCP> dbm@unccvax.UUCP writes:
>While on the subject of terminal programs... I tried to compile the PDTerm
>(VT100 emualtor) that was posted to USENET last week and had very little
>success.  I added the two routines DeleteEXTio/CreateEXTio and I came up with

I had no problem that I can recall, using a copy of Lattice C 3.03 off of
the C-A developer's disk.  Are you using 3.03 directly from Lattice, or
even an earlier version.  It seems like there are at least 4 different
versions of 3.03 floating around, depending upon whether you got yours
directly from C-A or from Lattice, and when.

>Now, one last topic.  I've woundered where the majority of the Amiga network
>traffic is (USENET / BIX / CompuServe / ETCnet).  If I join CompuServe or BIX
>will I find more source floating around?

I find BIX to be interesting for the conversation threads and personalities
that show up there.  As for sources, forget it.  Usenet is far better.
Besides, if you read the fine print on the BIX agreement, every byte
uploaded to BIX becomes their property, not to be used without their
permission.  If you followed it to the letter, I would presume that
this would preclude downloading and running any code posted there.

-Fred

acs@amdahl.UUCP (Tony Sumrall) (03/13/86)

In article <455@unccvax.unccvax.UUCP> dbm@unccvax.UUCP writes:

> 
> Someone mentioned this past weekend that there is a version of AmigaTerm
> that includes Kermit available on CompuServe.  Since I'm not on CompuServe,
> I was woundering if anyone would feel inclined to post to USENET a uuencoded
> version of the binary and the associated documentation.  I suspect that this
> would help several of us.

I'd like to see it, too.

> While on the subject of terminal programs... I tried to compile the PDTerm
> (VT100 emualtor) that was posted to USENET last week and had very little
> success.  I added the two routines DeleteEXTio/CreateEXTio and I came up with
> a version I can execute but it doesn't work properly (it creates the window
> but doesn't transmit/recieve data - just a minor bug in a terminal program
> right?).  Well, I'm woundering if everyone else got PDTerm.c to compile and
> work properly?  If so, I would like to join the club.

I had a friend of mine try it with his 3.02 Lattice C...he had the same
problem.
-- 
Tony Sumrall                    ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,seismo,sun}!amdahl!acs

[ Opinions expressed herein are the author's and should not be construed
  to reflect the views of Amdahl Corp. ]

james@uw-june (James Synge) (03/13/86)

In article <455@unccvax.unccvax.UUCP>, dbm@unccvax.UUCP writes:
> While on the subject of terminal programs... I tried to compile the PDTerm
> (VT100 emualtor) that was posted to USENET last week and had very little
> success.  I added the two routines DeleteEXTio/CreateEXTio and I came up with
> a version I can execute but it doesn't work properly (it creates the window
> but doesn't transmit/recieve data - just a minor bug in a terminal program
> right?).  Well, I'm woundering if everyone else got PDTerm.c to compile and
> work properly?  If so, I would like to join the club.
 I was able to compile PDTerm without any difficulty.  I don't recall having
to add the EXTio routines either.  One thing that might be of interest to
those using the PD terminal programs (and MaxiComm): I was able to modify
PDTerm in under an hour (it is well written, if undocumented) so that it 
runs at 1200 baud easily and very likely many times faster.  The key to the
speed of these programs is the overhead in message handling.  PDTerm requires
two messages to be sent for a single character to be sent from the serial
port to the screen.  The same is true going the other way.  At 1200 baud that
is over 400 messages per second.  That would require lots of task switching
and the overhead involved.  I modified PDTerm so that it will try to send
characters in chunks of up to 10.  This can greatly reduce the overhead, and
increase the speed.
 At the moment I am attempting to add a sophisticated file capture routine to
PDTerm and when I am done I will send it to the net.

James Synge    ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!james
University of Washington, Seattle

phil@s3sun.ARPA (Phil Cohen) (03/18/86)

PDTerm never made it to San Diego.  I have looked on several systems
just to be sure.  Please repost the source.  I wonder how much other
stuff is falling into the bit bucket....

-- 
Phil Cohen (phil@s3sun.CSS.GOV, sdcsvax!phil)

george@osu-eddie.UUCP (George Jones) (03/22/86)

I missed PD Term and would appriciate it if someone could send me a copy

Thanks
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 George M. Jones         cbosgd!osu-eddie!george (uucp)
 (614) 885-5102 (home)   george@ohio-state.csnet (csnet)
 (614) 457-8600 (work)   70003,2443              (CompusServe)
 

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 George M. Jones         cbosgd!osu-eddie!george (uucp)
 (614) 885-5102 (home)   george@ohio-state.csnet (csnet)
 (614) 457-8600 (work)   70003,2443              (CompusServe)
 

mcrae@ssc-vax.UUCP (Brian Mcrae) (03/31/86)

> I missed PD Term and would appriciate it if someone could send me a copy
> 
> Thanks
>  -----------
>  George M. Jones         cbosgd!osu-eddie!george (uucp)
>  (614) 885-5102 (home)   george@ohio-state.csnet (csnet)
>  (614) 457-8600 (work)   70003,2443              (CompusServe)
>  
> 
> -- 
>  -----------
>  George M. Jones         cbosgd!osu-eddie!george (uucp)
>  (614) 885-5102 (home)   george@ohio-state.csnet (csnet)
>  (614) 457-8600 (work)   70003,2443              (CompusServe)
>  

send me one too!

Brian Mcrae
uw-beaver!ssc-vax!mcrae (uucp)
(206) 773-1782 (work)
(206) 838-1222 (home)