[comp.sys.acorn] BBC Comms program

terros@sideways.gen.nz (Dave Sainty) (05/30/91)

For some many months I've been writing a comms program to run on the model B,
B+, Master and Compact machines. It has heaps of uncommon features like VERY
full ansi emulation, scrollback, and Ymodem file transfers.

Originally I was going to do Zmodem and Kermit also, but it looks like this
could take me quite a while.

I have two options, to release it soon without these two protocols, or to carry
on, which might take half a year+, looking at the Zmodem protocol and the
speed at which I do my work!

Ymodem really does all you want, automatic filenaming, correct file length...
Zmodem would be nice, but not fully justified on the 8 bit machines.

So, could people tell me whether they would like me to release it _sooner_ or
_later_?

The program will be released as shareware, with a full version avaliable for
$30NZ (~12 pounds uk). the shareware version will not have Zmodem in any case,
but I dont wish to release the shareware version before I have the full
version to sell....

Votes please....