boneill@hawk.ulowell.edu (Bug-Hunter) (02/18/88)
Here is the result of the PD/Shareware Communications Program Survey:
# Name Version # Votes
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1) ProComm 2.4.2 10
2) MS-Kermit 2.30 4
3) GT PowerComm 13.00 1
MS-Kermit 2.27 1
PibTerm 4.0.6 1
Not nearly as many answers as I had hoped for, but I will repeat this survey
later this year, to see what effect ProComm Plus has, and I will probably
include commercial software, instead of just PD/Shareware.
ProComm:
Likes: Reliable, good script language, good file transfer protocols,
fast, good terminal emulations, menu-driven, good dialing
directory
Dislikes: ZModem not built in, some terminal emulations incomplete,
no background file transfers
MS-Kermit:
Likes: Good terminal emulation (incl. TEK 4010), good documentation,
many versions for different machines, good support
Dislikes: No support for sliding windows
GT PowerComm:
Likes: Activity Log, dialing directory
PibTerm:
Likes: Good script language, complete transfer protocols, fully
public domain
Dislikes: Lack of documentation
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Brian O'Neill University of Lowell
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