kentsu@microsoft.UUCP (Kent Sullivan) (09/12/89)
I thought a quick summary of the terminal emulators I know of for the C-64/128 and the experiences I have had with them might be useful, based on a couple of recent articles and some mail I have received: Bobsterm Pro 128 v2.3 Bob Lentini --------------------- For C-128 mode. VT-100 emulation with some VT-102 features, if special setup is done. Several known bugs, and some limitations (no VT-52 mode, double high/wide, soft scroll, 132 columns, or scrolling regions). Also has VT-52 and ADM-31 emulations, but I have not tested them. Supports 2400 bps. Commercial. Available from: Progressive Peripherals and Software 464 Kalamath St. Denver, CO 80204 Note: Ray Moody and I have fiddled with the settings for Bobsterm and have come up with some hacks to make it more usable on Unix systems which support the "termcap" terminal library. Send me mail if interested. I also have available a summary of the bugs that we were able to document. DesTerm 128 v1.02 Matt Desmond ----------------- For C-128 mode. VT-100 emulation with some VT-102 features. Supports the VT-52 mode of the VT-100. No known emulation bugs, but some limitations (no double high/wide, soft scroll, 132 columns, etc.). Supports 2400, 4800, & 9600 bps. Shareware. Available on most major networks or from the author: Matthew Desmond 265 Beechlawn Dr. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 5W8 Canada Registration fee: $25. Emulator.100 Louis Leff ------------ For C-64 mode. Supports 80 columns through hi-res graphics. VT-100 emulation with some VT-102 features. Appears to have some bugs but overall works pretty well. Does support double high/wide, but not 132 columns or soft scroll. Supports 300 & 1200 bps, but loses characters when scrolling rapidly at 1200 bps. Commercial. Available from: Allegheny Softworks P.O. Box 7103 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 C-64/128 Kermit v2.2 Ray Moody -------------------- Can both do 80 columns on a C-64 (hi-res graphics or BI-80 card) and a C-128 (but still running in C-64 mode). VT-100 emulation, with some VT-102 features and support for the VT-52 mode of the VT-100. No known emulation bugs, but some limitations (no double high/wide, 132 columns, soft scroll, etc.). Supports 2400 bps when using the C-128 screen driver only. Public domain. Available on most major networks, including anonymous FTP from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (directory: pub/c64kermit). VT-100/128 v2.1 Fred Bowen --------------- For C-128 mode. VT-100 emulation with some VT-102 features. No known emulation bugs, but some limitations (no VT-52 mode, double high/wide, soft scroll, 132 columns, etc.). Supports 2400 bps and 4800 bps (somewhat flakey at 4800). Commercial, I guess, but available on Quantum Link in the "Commodore's Headquarters" area, and soon to be on the 1670 modem disk. Note: this is an updated version of the program. The first version is in wide distribution as it has been on the 1670 modem disk. If anyone has additions to the list, great! I did not mention many of the other great features of the various programs as I wanted to focus mainly on the emulations. Hope this is useful, Kent Sullivan Microsoft Corporation The opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.