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- From: ken@isgtec.com (Ken Newman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: What terminal program should I use to call a UNIX machine from my ST
- Message-ID: <3949@isgtec.isgtec.com>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 05:31:56 GMT
- References: <V4sXwB2w165w@sys6626.bison.mb.ca> <1993Jan7.053017.619@eskimo.com> <1993Jan7.111142.7402@dxcern.cern.ch>
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- In article <1993Jan7.111142.7402@dxcern.cern.ch> wwc@vsnhda.cern.ch (Wolfgang Wander) writes:
- > ... In my opnion there
- > are only two alternatives, which go both confirm with tests for
- > this emulations. The one is he good old uniterm, a fast but not
- > GEM-based terminal. The second is my terminal programme CoNnect ...
-
- I would add a third alternative to Uniterm and Connect - Flash 1.6
- (*not* Flash 2). The vt100 emulation is very reliable although not as
- complete as Uniterm. Uniterm is also the fastest at character drawing
- for ST term programs that I've seen. Flash 1.6 is almost as fast but
- has other great features that make it a real workhorse (like that nice
- editable capture buffer with word wrap, etc.).
-
- Both Uniterm and Flash 1.6 (and maybe Connect, I tried it but can't
- remember, I deleted it anyway) correctly handle long lines, which you
- wouldn't believe how many term programs screw up.
-
- I tried ANSI-Term, it rebooted my damn machine every time! What a joke.
- I tried the STalker 3.0 Demo, I found 3 or 4 bugs mostly with long lines
- within 10 minutes, also it was the slowest screen drawing I've ever seen.
-
- I don't like Gem window term programs (like Connect) because they're
- slow and if I want 24x80 I have to fiddle with GDOS fonts or something
- and get a crappy looking font. Until Atari makes machines with more than
- 640x480 res, 24x80 in a window will look like crap.
-
- So for me, Uniterm and Flash 1.6 are the only term programs. I have to
- try Freeze-dried term, I think that's the only one I haven't tried.
- I suspect Storm will be a good one too, although Basic makes me ill. :)
-
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- ken@isgtec.com [ ...!uunet.ca!isgtec!ken ] Ken Newman
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