bbs00068@uafcseg.uucp (Joel Kolstad) (08/18/90)
Hi. I used to be a C-64 hacker. Then I discovered Amigas... However, I still have my 64 around, and am wondering what to do with it. Among other things, I've kind of decided to use it as a terminal and an EPROM/8748/8751/etc. programmer... So, first off, I'm looking for a good terminal program. I saw somebody's question similiar to this a few questions back, and I went off to the Milton site and grabbed it. Now I just have to get it from the Amiga to the 64... (Hello, 64 Emulater! :-) ). Here's my wish list... protocols: ZModem. Really. That's all I need. Is Punter still popular? If I can't have ZModem, at least give me YModem. XModem? Terminal emulations: Dumb stupid, VT100. It'd be nice if the VT100 were in 80 columns (yeah, I know the characters look bad and that they're only 4 pixels wide). Buffers: >10K is reasonable, and I want to be able to capture something to _disk_. That's about it for the terminal program. The other thing I'd like to know about is C compilers for the 64. I don't really plan to develop many more programs on the 64, just port some of my MS-DOS/Amiga C ones to it (yes, the ones I want to port are written in generic C). I've heard of two compilers -- Power C, by Spinnaker, and Super C by Abacus. Spinnaker seems to have discontinued Power C, correct? WHERE CAN I GET IT!?!?! (Hint, hint, anybody want to sell theirs!?) I have heard that Power C is much better that Super C because it uses standard SEQ files instead of USR files, produces results that need not be run from it's shell, and also has a much more powerful linker. (Is a make utility too much to ask for?) The only bad thing I've heard about it is that it doesn't already have graphics functions in it. I have my own assembly graphics routines from "the good 'ol days," and I ought to just be able to link them in similiar to what I do with the Amiga and the IBM, RIGHT??? I'm still open to comments about these C's, as well as any others that people know about. Do the C compilers come with editors? How good are they? I appreciate anybody who can help me out. Please reply to kolstad@cae.wisc.edu. The address this was posted from *WILL* bounce. ---Joel Kolstad kolstad@cae.wisc.edu
treesh@bach.helios.nd.edu (08/22/90)
This is my frist input on this network. The feild service guys just got done installing all the eithernet cables into my office. I have read the dox on this thing and I hope I dont make any errors, but please bear with me as its my frist real post on usenet. I'm an employee at the University of Notre Dame located in Southbend Indiana. Iwork for the computer center as a service repair technicition. But in my spare time I run a Commodore 128 butiten board system from my home town called Niles Michigan. The name of my BBS is "FLAG NET" and is running from a Commodore 128 at 2400 baud, 24 hours per day, and as been on line for the last three years. I have NEVER in my life seen a terminal program that can handle Zmodem on a Commodore 64 or 128. The protocal of choice is still PUNTER. Xmodem works, but since its based on 128 byte blocks, when the file ends 1/2 way through a block, you end up with 128 extra bytes in your file! Something kinda new is the Xmodem 1K protocol that works with CRC. That seems to work very good. IF you would like to call my BBS, the number is 616 683 7373. We have Amiga Technical support, Commodore 64/128 repair service! And a very good For Sale sections of commodore used parts and systems!