uuvvuu@mixcom.COM (Craig L. Stodolenak) (03/30/91)
I just purchased a used 1040 ST and SC1224 about a week ago and have a
few questions. Okay, really just one question: Which telecommunications
package do you use and why?
My observations so far:
UniTerm A really spiffy interface with some functions just where
I want them, others a mile away, or lacking altogether.
The emulations are immaculate from what I can tell,
but lack of Zmodem, or even batch Ymodem is a big
no-no for me.
Interlink Lots 'o features with a so-so interface. At least
everything seems available reasonably quickly. Why
I don't have control over whether or not a LF is
inserted when I hit CR in the buffer window is beyond
me. I'm currently using v1.82; I've heard that the
latest is v1.85 but it's buggy. The emulation .EMU
files I have seem old and definately have bugs; the
protocols work reasonably well. Dialing menu is too
short for me. I'd like a built-in _full_-featured
Zmodem.
ST TalkPro v2.0 is supposedly still unfinished, but again
supposedly has a lot of nice features. I haven't seen
it to comment. Have any of you?
Vanterm I was told to look into this product. I have yet to
see it or to hear any more than, "get it". Should I?
Why?
Since telecommunicating is the #1 thing I do with my computer, the
associated software is of prime importance to me. Any help with this
would be greatly appreciated. Please post, my E-mail quota is full (yes,
we have off-site quotas here).
Thanks!
--
Craig L. Stodolenak "Then have sent to my chambers two young boys,
mixcom!craig%uunet.uu.net a pumkin, and the schnauzer. After this meet-
craig@mixcom.com ing I shall wish to be depraved." -- E. Weinerchuck@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (charles bridgeland) (04/01/91)
uuvvuu@mixcom.COM (Craig L. Stodolenak) writes: >package do you use and why? >My observations so far: > UniTerm A really spiffy interface with some functions just where > I want them, others a mile away, or lacking altogether. > The emulations are immaculate from what I can tell, > but lack of Zmodem, or even batch Ymodem is a big > no-no for me. ------------------------------------- you can assign a function key to call an external zmodem. somebody posted a macro file to do just that, and if you want I can mail you a copy. You can also reassign keys to your heart's content. My 520 is a bit crowded for uniterm--with what else I have (control panel and file selector) I don't have room to have a history buffer, or run another program, but your 1040 should be plenty big enough. ------------------------------------------------ > Interlink Lots 'o features with a so-so interface. At least > ST TalkPro v2.0 is supposedly still unfinished, but again ------------------------------------------- don't know anything about those. > Vanterm I was told to look into this product. I have yet to > see it or to hear any more than, "get it". Should I? > Why? --------------------------------- unless there's a newer and better version, this doesn't do any fancy terminal emulation. STTerm is available at atari.archive. No GEM goodies, very "procomm"y feel, but will do vt-100. >Since telecommunicating is the #1 thing I do with my computer, the >associated software is of prime importance to me. me too--amazing that I do all this character based stuff on my ST -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- chuck bridgeland---anarchoRepublican "one thing about a police state, you can always find the police" l. neil smith chuck@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu hire me so I can quit this pit. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ue@nathan.ruhr.de (Udo Erdelhoff) (04/02/91)
In article <440@mixcom.COM> uuvvuu@mixcom.COM (Craig L. Stodolenak) writes: > I just purchased a used 1040 ST and SC1224 about a week ago and have a > few questions. Okay, really just one question: Which telecommunications > package do you use and why? Just one word ahead: Go out, sell your SC1224 and get an SM124 instead. Most comm packages perform best on a monchrome display. I use Rufus, a german comms package written by Michael Bernhard. It has build in X- and Y-modem and uses the GRZ/SZ-zodules for zmodem. It's quite fast, supports all resolutions, including the TT resolutions; uses different fonts (with GDOS) and has a built in batch interpreter. Now, why do I use it? It's fast and reliable, it has the best ansi-emulation I've ever seen and offers a lot of possibilities. It's shareware, the fee is 50 DM, that's 30-35$. The only problem for your is that Rufus is in German, but i've heard rumors about an english version floating around... /s/ -- Udo Erdelhoff smart: ue@nathan.ruhr.de Am Westheck 170 Fido: Udo Erdelhoff on 2:245/52.1 W-4600 Dortmund 12 (FRG) Maus: Udo Erdelhoff @ DO Please keep your replies short - I have to pay for recieving mail
Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz (04/03/91)
Distribution:world In article <440@mixcom.COM> uuvvuu@mixcom.COM (Craig L. Stodolenak) writes: > I just purchased a used 1040 ST and SC1224 about a week ago and have a > few questions. Okay, really just one question: Which telecommunications > package do you use and why? > > My observations so far: > > UniTerm > > Interlink > > ST TalkPro > > Vanterm > -- > Craig L. Stodolenak "Then have sent to my chambers two young boys, > mixcom!craig%uunet.uu.net a pumkin, and the schnauzer. After this meet- > craig@mixcom.com ing I shall wish to be depraved." -- E. Weiner Why not try RUFUS, it is in German and is Shareware, has all the things that you would wan't, here is a small list. 1. X,Y,Y-G,Z, and Stream 2. Auto Zmodem Dnloads. 3. Background Transfers, (Not Zmodem) 4. VT100/52 5. Batch/Script Mode 6. Group Dialing, also has a limit of 16 Phone No.s 7. Has support of 6 screen sizes 8. Fonts and Screen sizes selectable 9. Works in all resolutions Get a copy and have a Play with it, it is on Genie... -- Roger W. Sheppard 85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand...
rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) (04/04/91)
Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz boldy writes in article <1991Apr03.084953.12784@actrix.gen.nz> >Distribution:world > [stuff deleted] > >Why not try RUFUS, it is in German and is Shareware, >has all the things that you would wan't, >here is a small list. >1. X,Y,Y-G,Z, and Stream >2. Auto Zmodem Dnloads. >3. Background Transfers, (Not Zmodem) >4. VT100/52 >5. Batch/Script Mode >6. Group Dialing, also has a limit of 16 Phone No.s >7. Has support of 6 screen sizes >8. Fonts and Screen sizes selectable >9. Works in all resolutions > >Get a copy and have a Play with it, it is on Genie... >-- >Roger W. Sheppard 85 Donovan Rd, Kapiti New Zealand... Can someone d/l it from Genie and post in on atari.archive? I assume that it is PD... I no longer have a Genie account to do this... -- Paul Sears The Univ. of Houston |"The greater an individual's power Student of the College of Technology | over others, the greater the evil that RCTE2P@Jetson.uh.edu *** | might possibly originate with him." RCTE2P@menudo.uh.edu * * * | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD)
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (04/04/91)
In article <1991Apr3.170133.2948@menudo.uh.edu> rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: >> >>Why not try RUFUS, it is in German and is Shareware, > >Can someone d/l it from Genie and post in on atari.archive? I assume >that it is PD... I no longer have a Genie account to do this... It's already on atari.archive. -- Ed Krimen ............................................... ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0
rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) (04/04/91)
ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) boldy writes in article <1991Apr03.184303.19277@ecst.csuchico.edu> >In article <1991Apr3.170133.2948@menudo.uh.edu> rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: >>> >>>Why not try RUFUS, it is in German and is Shareware, >> >>Can someone d/l it from Genie and post in on atari.archive? I assume >>that it is PD... I no longer have a Genie account to do this... > >It's already on atari.archive. > Ok. It is. I never saw it before... Been on there since November. Anyway, I am using it right now, but, one comlaint is that it is not a speed demon :-). Uniterm is still one of the fastest fully vt100 compatible emulators out. I do like being able to change fonts in Rufus. However, I don't know any German so I am lost on its features. BTW, I saw that uniterm.tar.Z was dated April 3 (today!) - is this a new version? or did someone just re-upload it? (Anyone want to try to do a emulator in assembly and still keep it fully vt100?) Later! -- Paul Sears The Univ. of Houston |"The greater an individual's power Student of the College of Technology | over others, the greater the evil that RCTE2P@Jetson.uh.edu *** | might possibly originate with him." RCTE2P@menudo.uh.edu * * * | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD)
hk@aludra.usc.edu (knuyh) (04/04/91)
Could somebody post/send me how can I convert SF314 3.5 drive to dobule side drive? Thanks.
sytang@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Shoou-yu tang) (04/04/91)
In regard the question of some one said the uniterm.tar.Z has date of Apr.3: Yes, it's Apr. 3 but not 1991, it's Apr.3 1990. So it's the 2.0e version. Is there any translated doc for rufus? Tang sytang@lamar.colostate.edu
weiner@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Jeff Weiner) (04/04/91)
In article <1991Apr3.220529.1164@menudo.uh.edu> rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: >BTW, I saw that uniterm.tar.Z was dated April 3 (today!) - is this a new >version? or did someone just re-upload it? > Look a bit closer, April 3, 1990 is the timestamp. Perhaps we should have some sort of soiree, to celebrate the year anniversary of the last uniterm update.... :) >Later! > >-- >Paul Sears The Univ. of Houston |"The greater an individual's power >Student of the College of Technology | over others, the greater the evil that >RCTE2P@Jetson.uh.edu *** | might possibly originate with him." >RCTE2P@menudo.uh.edu * * * | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD) weiner -- Jeff Weiner weiner@terminator.cc.umich.edu Jeff_Weiner@ub.cc.umich.edu Mail Dennis_Devine@ub.cc.umich.edu and ask if he'd like a White Castle Atari.archive.umich.edu Caretaker||194M and climbin'|| "So like take off eh?"
rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) (04/04/91)
sytang@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Shoou-yu tang) boldy writes in article <13976@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> > > In regard the question of some one said the uniterm.tar.Z has date of Apr.3: > Yes, it's Apr. 3 but not 1991, it's Apr.3 1990. So it's the 2.0e version. > Is there any translated doc for rufus? > Tang > sytang@lamar.colostate.edu Er, yeah... I see that it is April 1990.... sheesh... I better get out of the past quick, eh? Note: This is the second posting in which I was mis-informed... I think I will fade back into net.nowhere for awhile... :-) -- Paul Sears The Univ. of Houston |"The greater an individual's power Student of the College of Technology | over others, the greater the evil that RCTE2P@Jetson.uh.edu *** | might possibly originate with him." RCTE2P@menudo.uh.edu * * * | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD)
ue@nathan.ruhr.de (Udo Erdelhoff) (04/04/91)
In article <1991Apr3.220529.1164@menudo.uh.edu> rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: > compatible emulators out. I do like being able to change fonts in > Rufus. However, I don't know any German so I am lost on its features. Hi, you can't use Rufus without GDOS. Just put GDOS in your auto-folder, create an appropiate ASSIGN.SYS-file and get the fonts. They should be found within the Rufus package. /s/ -- Udo Erdelhoff smart: ue@nathan.ruhr.de Am Westheck 170 Fido: Udo Erdelhoff on 2:245/52.1 W-4600 Dortmund 12 (FRG) Maus: Udo Erdelhoff @ DO Please keep your replies short - I have to pay for recieving mail
pv@polari.UUCP (Paul Varn) (04/06/91)
In article <5281007@nathan.ruhr.de> ue@nathan.ruhr.de (Udo Erdelhoff) writes: >In article <440@mixcom.COM> uuvvuu@mixcom.COM (Craig L. Stodolenak) writes: > >> I just purchased a used 1040 ST and SC1224 about a week ago and have a >> few questions. Okay, really just one question: Which telecommunications >> package do you use and why? > >Just one word ahead: Go out, sell your SC1224 and get an SM124 instead. Most >comm packages perform best on a monchrome display. >I use Rufus, a german comms package written by Michael Bernhard. It has build > You may see the ever-popular Uniterm mentioned as a possible program. You would not have to sell your color monitor. Uniterm supports med and hi rez. It's also very fast, full-featured for main-frame and *nix systems, runs external programs (I run XYZ.TTP) with a mouse click for Zmodem), very powerfull script language and ability to use GDOS fonts. Full GEM, and reliable code (not one crash in three years of use). Lastly, it's in english, comes with extensive documentation, and is free. Current version is 2.0e. I love to use it with vi (if I have to) where I can click on the screen and the cursor goes there for editing. -Pv- UUCP- pv@seattle GEnie- P.VARN > >-- >Udo Erdelhoff smart: ue@nathan.ruhr.de >Am Westheck 170 Fido: Udo Erdelhoff on 2:245/52.1 >W-4600 Dortmund 12 (FRG) Maus: Udo Erdelhoff @ DO > Please keep your replies short - I have to pay for recieving mail
schultzd@kira.uucp (The Michael Schenker Group) (04/08/91)
In article <1991Apr3.170133.2948@menudo.uh.edu> rcte2p@menudo.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears) writes: -> >Why not try RUFUS, it is in German and is Shareware, [Stuff deleted...] -> -> Can someone d/l it from Genie and post in on atari.archive? I assume -> that it is PD... I no longer have a Genie account to do this... Obviously, if it is SHAREWARE, it is NOT PD!!! Of course, it could still be downloaded. Just PAY FOR IT if you USE IT!!!! Support your shareware authors. It's really all we've got with an ST. Of course, PD is nice too!!! -- ||| David W. Schultz ||| ||| uunet[!rutgers!mailrus]!frith!schultzd ||| / | \ Work Phone: (517)-353-8891 / | \ / | \ "Just gimme a STacy laptop!" / | \