msmith@u2.rutgers.edu.UUCP (06/02/87)
I just received Procomm 2.4 for the pc/xt and I love it! I highly recommend it
as the best vt100 emulator I have ever found!
Just one question, though... How do you get the screen colors to be
permanent after you change them? I tried save to disk, but it didn't seem to
work.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
mark
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msmith@remus.rutgers.edu (Good luck getting there!)tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL) (06/03/87)
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Procomm defaults to [I have forgotten] sub-directory
for down/up-loads, directories, and parameters such
as *colors*. Check your documentation. You can control
all [I think] of the default directories merely by resetting
then with the <alt-s> pop-up menu.
Before anyone asks, the above is normally the cause of
80% of the cries "I cannot get Procomm to download"
Speaking from experience, recheck your defaults.
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----- [opinions are obviously only my own]wtm@neoucom.UUCP (06/05/87)
Hi, Procomm doesn't actually update the parameters on the disk until you exit the program via Alt-x. At that time, any changes you made get saved. There are a few parameters that update the disk immediately, though, when changed. Also, as another poster mentioned, make sure that the defualt directory for procomm and its up/down loads is set (via Alt-s). The pathname should end with a backslash: eg. C:\PROCOMM\. The first ten times you run the program, you are required to look at the copyright screen & plea for money (also can be called up with Alt-i). The computer patiently waits for you to "press any key" to make sure you viewed the copyright. This stops after the tenth invocation of the program. So, be sure you run the program ten times before you run it remotely, or else it'll hang waiting for you to press a key, which is hard to do through the phone. One other thing is that kermit only seems to be happy in 7-bits, space parity when talking to Unix hosts. All in all, Procomm is a very good value for the money. It's biggest plus is that it supports so many transfer protocols. While the scripting language isn't perfect, it is still qutie powerful, and thus adequate for most applications. For more information, you can contact Procomm's publisher at: Datastorm Technologies, Inc (Formerly PIL Software) PO Box 1471 Columbia, MD 65205 BBS: 314-449-9401 I don't have any association with Datastorm, other than having used the program. Bill Mayhew Division of Basic Medical Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, OH 44272 USA phone: 216-325-2511 (wtm@neoucom.UUCP ...!cbatt!neocuom!wtm)