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From: matthews@wfu.edu (Rick Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: The Mac version of Kermit has less features than other OS versions.
Date: 7 Nov 1994 14:47:32 GMT
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phinely@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu wrote:
: Is this a joke, or did this message get lost in cyberspace for a couple
: years? Why would anybody want to use kermit?
Unequalled emulation, built-in Tektronix support (in the DOS version),
and free.
> It's slow
My own tests indicate very close to the theoretical maximum. Transfer
rates are typically 97% to 106% of Zmodem. Have you found something
much faster than Zmodem?
: and error prone
I go weeks at a time without an error. Please elaborate.
: plus a pain to use.
Ah, no GUI.
--
Rick Matthews matthews@wfu.edu Ham radio:
Wake Forest University 910-759-5340 (Voice) WA4GSP
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7507 910-759-6142 (FAX)