Choice Products Addendum

Terminal emulation software

Downright Speculation
UW/PC v1.02                                     
                                     
Free 

UW/PC is the IBM PC compatible version of the UW multi-windowing terminal emulator first developed for the Macintosh by John Bruner. UW/PC can emulate an ADM31 or VT52 terminal but does not support ANSI emulation or file transfer. UW/PC utilizes John Bruner’s UW server code running on the UNIX side, so you first will need to install the UNIX back end of UW under UNIX in order to use it. This program is more than a little buggy, so be careful. 

UW/PC: Rhys Weatherley, 5 Horizon Drive, Jamboree Heights QLD 4074, Australia; email: rhys@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au

UW Unix server: John Bruner, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5503, L-276, Livermore, CA  94550, email: jdb@mordor.s1.gov

Source: /source/pc/comm/uw on world.std.com. 

PC Fax Boards

Suggestion
Fax96 (with 1-Liner)
                                                           $199

The Fax96 with 1-Liner can cohabit with an answering machine on a single phone line. This means that you won’t have to have a dedicated phone line to receive faxes. This not only saves you the monthly phone bill, but the cost of a voice/fax switch as well. The latest version  works with Windows. 

Fremont Communications Company, 46309 Warm Springs, Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539;(408)955-0555, Fax:(415)490-5674.

USENET/FidoNet Gateway Software

Downright Speculation
rfmail v1.0310
                                                   
                     free

Rfmail will unpack Fido *.PKT files and convert them into USENET-style messages.  It’s not very complete or reliable, but it’s all we have at the moment. 

Available by anonymous ftp from zeus.ieee.org, in /pub/mail. 

Packet Switching Services 

Downright Speculation
Global Dialup Services
                                                    $39/installation + #39/month
WorldLink (Mac), PSILink (PC)
                                $29/month (2400 bps), $39/month (9600 bps)
WorldLink Lite (Mac), PSILink Lite (PC)
           $19/month (2400 bps), $29/month (9600 bps)

PSI now offers the access to the Internet from a local call anywhere in the United States. This service is known as Global Dialup Services (GDS). PSI also will be offering Internet access via a Macintosh interface, in association with Intercon. This is called WorldLink. The PC version of this service is called PSILink. 

PSI, 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive – Suite 1100, Reston, VA 22091; (703)620-6651, Fax:(703)620-4586, email: info@psi.com

Modems for Use With UUCP

Recommendation
Telebit Worldblazer
                                                         $635

The WorldBlazer is a V.32bis/V.42bis modem that also supports Turbo PEP, an enhanced version of Telebit’s Packetized Ensemble Protocol. It also supports “protocol spoofing,” (which dramatically boosts the speed of UUCP communications). This is the modem you want to communicate to Internet or UUCP-net at the fastest possible speed. I don’t know why other modem makers don’t support protocol spoofing on their V.32bis/V.42bis modems. Do you? 

Telebit, 1315 Chesapeake Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94089; (800)835-3248

UUNET Technologies, Inc., 3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 570, Falls Church, VA 22042, (703)876-5050, Fax:(703)876-5059, email: info@uunet.uu.net

Josh Wells, AnDATAco, 9550 Waples St., San Diego, CA 92121, (805)523-9191.

Magazines

Downright speculation
Matrix News
                                                                           $30/year

Matrix News offers in depth coverage of the present and future of the Internet. John Quaterman, author of The Matrix, serves as editor; managing editor is Smoot Carl-Mitchel. This magazine is not currently available on newstands. 

Matrix News, MIDS, 701 Brazos, Suite 500, Austin, TX 78701-3243; (512)320-9031, Fax:(512)320-5821, email:  mids@tic.com

Suggestion
InterTek
                                                                                      $3/issue

InterTek presents opposing viewpoints on the social aspects of the ongoing telecommunications revolution. Quite a few well-known authors grace the pages of this magazine, which hopefully will become a permanent fixture. 

InterTek, Steve Steinberg, 325 Ellwood Beach #3, Goleta, CA 93117