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- Subject: Re: Softerm (Re: Which is better: pmcomm or te2?)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep1.143045.12825@phillip.edu.au>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 19:30:45 GMT
- References: <1992Aug28.122747.22245@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk>
- <1992Aug29.004905.8158@actrix.gen.nz> <92Aug29.145122edt.12046@roll.db.toronto.edu> <78726@ut-emx.uucp>
- Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)
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- In article <78726@ut-emx.uucp>, drxmann@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dustin R. Christmann) writes:
- > In article <92Aug29.145122edt.12046@roll.db.toronto.edu> panos@db.toronto.edu (Panos Economopoulos) writes:
- >>On the other hand, I have yet to find a flaw in the Softerm vt100/vt102
- >>emulation. Flawless. (Now that I 've figured out how to set my default
- >>up/download directory, I think I can live with it!)
- >
- > I use Softerm regularly, and think it's pretty damn good for the price (free
- > with OS/2)
- >
- > LIKES:
- >
- > - Terrific VT emulation
- Good Enough. I'm still looking for a VT220 or VT320 emulator, such as you find
- in MS-Kermit....
-
- > - Very configurable
- You mean you UNDERSTAND how to configure this thing?
- It has to be the most confusing program I have ever used.
- PMCOMM is much much simpler.
-
- > - Great price
- Sure...
- >
- > DISLIKES:
- >
- > - Problems with any 256 color Trident driver (thin blue stripe runs from top to
- > bottom of screen along the left side of window)
- >
- -the way it locks up the system.. Too many "Please wait clocks", when things
- go wrong you just have to sit and twiddle your thumbs 'till it realizes it.
- For a program designed for a multitasking operating system, its pretty weak.
-
- - no timeout/re-dial feature.
- Vital for someone fighting for access to the college modems.
-
- - if you can cut from one window and paste into Softterm, I havent worked it
- out yet.
-
-
- > - No ZModem
- > --
- > Thanx, | Team OS/2 | Internet: drxmann@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
- > Dustin R. Christmann | (I was there) | Bitnet: DRXMANN@UTXVM
- --
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- Greg McPherson * T9014201@phillip.edu.au
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