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Article: 13927 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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Subject: Re: totally OT: terminal emulators
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Someone wrote:
> : that 10% is all I need. Kermit -- pardon the comparision -- is like
> : having all the features of MS Word when all I need to do is type
> : memos. ...
On the other hand, you only need to be bothered with one installation of
software (and upgrades etc) for Kermit which gives you the versatility you'd
need with 2 or 3 different "smaller" packages. So in the end, it saves you
time. You need not learn Kermit's powerful scripting if you don't use it. But
if another user does need it, it's there and doesn't require someone go out to
buy/download/install another package.
And I would really debate a comparison with MS-Word. MS-Word is bloated, full
of security holes, huge, requires tons of system resources and is not really
meant to be all of the stuff it does (eg: not designed to do scriupting, even
though it supports it).
Kermit was designed for the stuff it does and does it well. Kermit is
something you can trust to do the job. MS-Word isn't.