prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg) (09/07/89)
Sorry for posting this. I can't seem to get this through UUCP. It keeps bouncing back. B-) Phil ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO: jawaid bazyar jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Junior/Computer Engineering UIUC > What I'm looking for is suggestions. What you want, what you don't >want, what kind of user interface it should have (I'm looking at a >text implementation of mac-like menus), anything at all you like and >don't about the current generation of communications programs. Given >enough input from users, I should be able to make a truly great >program (given enough time, too). Your MAC-like menu's sounds great. I've gotten quite use to using menu's and find myself quite proficient with them. A good term program needs to: 1) Have a reasonable boot up time & Scroll "fast" (allows for browsing) (SnowTerm scrolls too slooooowly) (FreeTerm scrolls reasonably well) 2) Have a good sized scroll-back buffer 3) Upload/Download capability (Preferably XMODEM/YMODEM) + Paged Text File dump and good transfer protocol handling 4) Good, informative transfer stats. What I like about FreeTerm is you get good info. while transfers are going on. 5) Built in macros 6) Auto-wrap 7) Special Character support 8) Utilize the neat GS graphics (SnowTerm does this) This may seem like the world, but you asked.... If SnowTerm did all this I would be using it. (And have paid his shareware fee.) +---------------------------------------------------------+ | The Apple //'s will live forever!! | | Phil Lindberg snail mail: 13845 S.E. 131 ST | | INET: prl3546@tahoma.UUCP Renton, WA 98056 | | UUCP: ..!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!shuksan!tahoma!prl3546 | | Disclaimer: I don't speak for my employer (and I not | | sure they even know I exist....) | +---------------------------------------------------------+