bruss@odin.ucsd.edu (Brian Russ) (12/09/90)
I'm in the market for a telecommunications program. This is mainly for logging into UNIX systems, so the only real requirements are (1) some sort of scripting language (to automate logins) and some sort of terminal emulation (for vi). Based on what I've read, A-Talk and Baud Bandit appear to be two of the better programs out there. BB, though, doesn't do any emulation other than Amiga ANSI. Do I really need, say, vt100 emulation to use vi? Or is ANSI a good enought approximation? Or, would a need a special termcap entry to use vi? Any help would be appreciated, as well as recommendations for Baud Band, A-Talk, or other terminal programs. Thanks! Brian -- Brian Russ CSE Department, UC San Diego ..!sdcsvax!bruss bruss@beowulf.ucsd.edu
martens@python.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) (12/11/90)
I've been a moderately annoyed user of Online for a couple years now. It's pretty buggy, and doesn't multitask within itself, but is otherwise barely adequate. -- -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu) "Until you stalk and overrun, you can't devour anyone" -- Hobbes.
Jamie_Walker@kcbbs.gen.nz (Jamie Walker) (12/12/90)
You've probably had dozens of replies but JRCOMM is one of the best
, it's VT100 emulation (for example) is complete enough to include to
the little indicators at the bottom of the screen to emulate the LED's
on a real VT100.
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Will the original poster of this request please post a summary of email responses to the net? I am (I hope) about to trade in my (*&)*^*&%& PC-Clown on an AMIGA-3000 and I'll need to get a terminal emulation package right away. (It CAN'T be worse than kermit!) Regards, -- Tom Craig tbc@cray.com Insert standard disclaimers here...
fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (12/19/90)
VLT (a freely-distributable program available on Fish disk ???) is the best
VT-*00 emulator out there. You can also use the similarly f-d NComm or
JRComm, which doesn't have Kermit...
--Rick Wrigley
fhwri@conncoll.bitnetcag4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Carson A. Gaspar) (12/19/90)
In article <39486@nigel.ee.udel.edu> fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes: >VLT (a freely-distributable program available on Fish disk ???) is the best >VT-*00 emulator out there. You can also use the similarly f-d NComm or >JRComm, which doesn't have Kermit... > --Rick Wrigley > fhwri@conncoll.bitnet VLT does not have very good VT-100 emulation - it's o.k. for most things, but vttest shows it's inaccuracies. Handshake is a near perfect VT-10x emulator, right down to the four lights. I use VLT, but it's not good enough for a few weird programs. carson@close.cs.columbia.edu (preferred) | Carson Gaspar cag4@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (forwards to above) | BIX: cgaspar