[comp.sys.mac] MacII Communications question

keithw@amcc.UUCP (da staff) (12/14/87)

    I recently aquired a MacII with a 40Meg hard disk.  I now need a way
to communicate with our Vax 785.  I got the Kermit from Educomp but it
just bombs when it run it, and I've heard that Red Ryder bombs also.  

    So, I need a communications program that
	(1) runs on a MacII
	(2) has Kermit or at least Xmodem
	(3) Can do Vt100 emulation.

    Does any one have any FIRST HAND knowledge of such a beast? I would
really appreciate any help.  Thanks in advance. 

    Keith Wilke
    Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
    6195 Lusk Blvd.
    (619) 450-9333 x 5581
    San Diego, Ca 92121

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stew@endor.harvard.edu (Stew Rubenstein) (12/14/87)

In article <421@amcc.UUCP> keithw@amcc.UUCP (da staff) writes:
>    So, I need a communications program that
>	(1) runs on a MacII
>	(2) has Kermit or at least Xmodem
>	(3) Can do Vt100 emulation.

VersaTerm runs great on a Mac II, has both kermit and XModem (not to mention
the faster YModem), and has the best VT100 emulation I've seen (and I've seen
a lot in my eight years using VAX/VMS).  It does background downloading
under MultiFinder.  It even has Tektronix 4014 and DG200 emulation, as well
as VT100.  $99 from Peripherals, Computers and Supplies, 215-779-0522.
There's also a VersaTerm-Pro which adds 4105/4107 emulation, in color on
the Mac II.
Stew Rubenstein
Cambridge Scientific Computing, Inc.
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