mel (02/26/83)
I am looking at YAM (Yet Another Modem program) by Chuck Forsberg as the vehicle for a UNIX based computer center's support services for Personal Computers (all popular brands). We already support MODEM/ umodem for CP/M systems to call into UNIX and send-receive files (print files, program files, archival storage files, documentation files, software exchange files, media conversion files, etc.). It looks like YAM may be much better: it is written in C so can be ported to many more types of PC's; it is compatible with MODEM/XMODEM/umodem (i.e. you can call YAM to XMODEM or MODEM to XYAM and interchange files with the MODEM protocol); it can be brought up on UNIX, so UNIX can call the PC with the same command structure; it has multi-file batch transfer capability; and it has a fast mode binary transfer protocol. I may like it for my DEC Rainbow because it has a large circular buffer (multi-screen scroll back) and permits tailoring of the special keys (besides, the Rainbow modem port is on the 8088 processor, and I can't find a MODEM program for that). Questions: Does YAM really work as advertised? I sure would like to hear from anyone with experience with it. Does anyone know of a port of YAM to UNIX? to the Rainbow? to the IBM PC? to Apple III? (I know there is one to the Apple II with Z-80 CP/M) I sure would like to hear from anyone with YAM or MODEM ported to 6502 based PC's. I will summarize to the net. Thanks. Mel Haas , [ucbvax!vax135 or decvax!harpo] ! houxm!mel