anderson@uwmacc.UUCP (Jess Anderson) (08/28/86)
Procomm seems to be a topic lately (PIL Software should be elated,
especially with the mention in PC Mag). I have been using it with
my PC/XT with only one problem: dropped characters in VT100
emulation mode. I posted on this problem a couple months back,
receiving about a dozen responses, none of which really helped.
Naturally, the problem could lie outside of Procomm, and by its
nature appears to be a timing question. All I *really* know is
that the pipe leading from my mainframe (actually, a mini) to
my screen has a leak in it. I don't think it's our communications,
because I have no problem with ADM3A emulation on our VM/CMS
machine with Ascii controller. I have no problem with our Sperry
1100/80 in VT100 mode, nor with our VMS Vax machine in VT100
mode. But on the BSD 4.2 Unix Vax, I got a problem. People who
are using terminals (as opposed to PCs) are having no problems.
Our Unix system administrator runs from a Zenith 158 with Kermit
as his comm package, and he has no problems. So I think it's
Procomm.
What I've done is send PIL Software my money so I can ask for
support. I'll report on what happens then (haven't heard back
yet).
Part of the problem, incidentally, is trying to find out
who's doing what and when. Any suggestions on that part?
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