goodearl@world.std.com (Robert Goodearl) (04/10/91)
In article <1991Apr9.165214.11003@bellcore.bellcore.com> aaron@backyard.bae.bellcore.com (Aaron Akman) writes: > >Any experiences with the various asynch libraries--blaise, greenleaf, >etc? Both in a windows app and otherwise. Comparisons? Opinions? I used the Greenleaf library in a DOS application a number of years ago. It was quite a comprehensive package, though I did find a somewhat sticky bug. (I think involving flow control.) Though it took a while to resolve, they were pretty good at responding to my queries, and got better at that over time. If you need really high performance (high baud rates, etc.,) you may want to write your own driver, or optimize theirs. For convenient use where high speed (and this is relative to the system performance of your target platform) is not at issue -- particularly if they have a working windows driver -- it seems the preferred way to go. -- Bob Goodearl -- goodearl@world.std.com Principal Software Engineer, Easel Corporation
shaunc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Shaun Case) (04/12/91)
In article <45730001@hpcvia.CV.HP.COM> brianh@hpcvia.CV.HP.COM (brian_helterline) writes: >>Any experiences with the various asynch libraries--blaise, greenleaf, >>etc? Both in a windows app and otherwise. Comparisons? Opinions? > > I have used GreenLeaf's CommLib for over a year now and found > it to be a very good product. I have had a couple of snags > come up and their tech support tracked it down very quickly and > helped me out. They also have a bbs you can call. I have had very good results with GreenLeaf's CommLib as well. It's a pretty solid package, and beats the pants off all the shareware commlibs I tried. (About 4 or 5.) I got the CommLib from Austin Code Works. I also recently ordered their "CrunchPack" package, which, IMHO, is a piece of crap. It comes on 5 360k disks, and is a collection of shareware, freeware, and unknown ware stuff that they hobbled together and sold me for thirty bucks. (Dollars US to you non-US types.) Most of it is available on simtel. Most of it has source, but most of it wouldn't compile without errors under BCC++ 2.0 either. In some cases, even the executables wouldn't run on my 386/20 PC under DOS 3.3. One program was just a big blob of Cobol source. Almost none of it is anywhere near portable. It even contains UNZIP303, which forbids use in any commercial product. Anyway, if you are looking for good portable compression stuff, do NOT get Austin Code Works' CrunchPack. If you just want to piddle over some code you could get free elsewhere, but don't want to go to the trouble, maybe the crunchpack is for you. *** CrunchPack is an Austing Code Works product, NOT a Greenleaf product. I couldn't be happier with GreenLeaf. > "I am not, in any way, associated with GreenLeaf, other than > a satisfied customer" Ditto. // Shaun // -- Shaun Case: shaunc@gold.gvg.tek.com or atman%ecst.csuchico.edu@RELAY.CS.NET or Shaun Case of 1:119/666.0 (Fidonet) or 1@9651 (WWIVnet) --- It's enough to destroy a young moose's faith!