FXDDR@ALASKA.BITNET.UUCP (02/28/87)
The addition of ymodem to uniterm has me transferring more files than ever... I clocked the transfers using 1 kB xmodem blocks at 116.4 bytes per second on a 120 cps connection -- 97% of capacity. Very nice. Here are some questions and comments: 1) I'm using vvrb/vvsb for Vax ymodem (found on simtel20). Using vvsb to send files to my ST, I find it wants an additional ACK when everything is finished. When uniterm's transfer is complete, Vax waits around until I type ^F. Does uniterm need to send one more ACK, or is vvsb at fault? 2) Follow this if you can. Simon has been kind enough to send me copies of uniterm over bitnet. I post them on our statewide computer network and on a local bbs. A friend, Bob Purdy, downloads them from the network and uploads them to GEnie. Now...Antic's catalog has been offering uniterm on one of their public domain collection disks. It turns out that Antic used the GEnie version including documentation that had notes from Bob and me. So people who get that disk try to get in touch with me or Bob since we are clearly "uniterm wizards". One man actually managed to get my office number from our computer network staff and called from Wisconsin to ask about uniterm. I don't think long distance calls to me in Alaska are a good idea because the rates to call here are very high. And, since Antic is distributing uniterm 1.6e, there are going to be a lot of questions. Would somebody living near Antic please gift them with a copy of 1.7a+docs? 3) One of the questions was how the VDI interface works on uniterm (the ALT V key). Assuming GDOS is loaded from somewhere (DEGAS Elite), my understanding is that it is possible to use ALT V to write .gem metafiles that could be used with EasyDraw and other programs. Trying to print gets the "unable to find driver" error. I believe that is one of the major gripes about the current GDOS -- no Epson driver. Is that correct or is there a way to treat an Epson-compatible printer as a workstation? Maybe I'll try using Antic Online to suggest they update their version of uniterm. Don Rice University of Alaska, Fairbanks BITNET%"FXDDR@ALASKA" CIS 72337,3417 // KL7JIQ