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- IBM COMPATIBLE SHAREWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
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- The following shareware and freeware telecommunications
- products may be downloaded from many BBSs and online
- services. You will likely have to unzip the programs
- because most BBSs and online services zip programs to
- save space. The beauty of shareware is that it allows you
- to "try before you buy."
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- Sometimes the telecommunications software programs that
- come bundled with inexpensive modems are really
- inadequate and are a waste of your time. Do yourself a
- favor and try one of the excellent programs mentioned
- below. If you obtain one of these shareware or freeware
- programs, make sure that you print out (and read) the
- manual. The manual is usually included as a text file.
- The MICROLINK manual (see MICROLINK below) is in the form
- of a Windows Write file. The others can be loaded and
- printed with an editor such as EDIT (which comes with DOS
- 5.0 and greater) or a word processor. The nice thing
- about these communications programs is that most use the
- same commands to perform the same functions. For example,
- <ALT> D is the usual command to bring up the dialing menu
- on the DOS-based communications programs. <ALT> X is
- often used to exit communications programs.
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- MICROLINK
- MicroWerks
- P.O. Box 768273
- Roswell, GA 30076-8273
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- MICROLINK is a good Windows shareware telecommunications
- program. It has all the needed features plus a Lights
- Bar, a Session Window, and a Status Bar. Another fine
- feature in the registered version, is the ability to
- record scripts. Scripts make your life online easier.
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- QMODEM TEST DRIVE
- Mustang Software, Inc.
- P.O. Box 2264
- Bakersfield, CA 93303
- 800-999-9619
- 805-395-9223
- FAX 805-395-0713
- BBS 805-395-0650
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- QMODEM TEST DRIVE is a full-featured shareware
- telecommunications program. Unlike most shareware
- products, this one can be used by individuals for
- personal use and evaluation for an unlimited time period.
- Because of the many features, Qmodem is a favorite among
- sysops. You can download the shareware version from most
- BBSs, including the one run by Mustang Software, Inc. See
- the phone number above. They also have commercial
- versions called Qmodem Pro for DOS and Qmodem Pro for
- Windows. These have even more features than the shareware
- version. The folks at Mustang Software have excellent
- products.
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- RIPTERM
- TeleGrafix Communications, Inc.
- 16458 Bolsa Chica #15
- Huntington Beach, CA 92649
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- RIPTERM is a graphics-based communications program with
- mouse support and is a freeware program. The authors are
- not requesting any money at all. A freeware program is
- copyrighted and has copyright restrictions; however, the
- author is not requesting a registration fee. RIPTERM
- shows Rip graphics which are the latest rage on BBSs.
- RIPTERM is easy to set up and does a nice job. It may not
- have all the features, but the price is right.
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- TELEMATE
- White River Software
- P.O. Box 73031
- Limeridge Mall Postal Outlet
- Hamilton, Ont., Canada L9A 5H7
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- TELEMATE is a shareware telecommunications full-featured
- program that has many extras like internal multi-tasking.
- TELEMATE has many strong supporters and is yet another
- example of how some of the best programs are shareware.
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- TELIX
- deltaComm Development
- P.O. Box 1185
- Cary, NC 27512
-
- TELIX is a full-featured communications program and is
- this writer's favorite shareware modem software. It is
- both easy to use and easy to set up. It has a modem setup
- program (MODEMCFG) that offers you a pick list of
- hundreds of modems. After choosing the appropriate modem,
- it will automatically customize the program to support
- your modem (setting your modem initialization strings,
- etc.). TELIX has sophisticated transfer protocols, two
- script languages, an advanced host mode and is very
- powerful.
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- The makers of TELIX have both Windows and DOS versions
- available.
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