Opinions on Windows Comm libraries (CrystalComm, Magna Carter?)

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From: Jeff Meyer
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:41

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We're currently looking into purchasing a third-party Windows communications
library, for supporting modem control (for Hayes and other modems), various
communication protocols (e.g., ASCII, XMODEM), etc. -- though we're most
interested in modem support.  (Rather than have to screw around with it
ourselves.)  We're using Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 (though are not currently
programming much with C++).  Our only other major requirement is that there
should be no run-time royalties for using the libraries.  We've heard about
two libraries in particular: Crystal Software's CrystalComm for Windows, and
Magna Carta's C Communications Toolkit/Windows.  If you've had any
experience using or evaluating these packages (or any other communication
libraries), I'd really appreciate a word or two on your impressions of them.

Feel free to e-mail your responses; I will be happy to summarize any
information I get to the this newsgroup.  Thanks much for your time.

                           "Yes. I move freely among all types of monster
                            people."
                                           -- Joel Hodgson
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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: Opinions on Windows Comm libraries (CrystalComm, Magna Carter?)
Message-ID: <1992Jul30.214115.15245@tc.fluke.COM>
Keywords: communication modem libraries Windows
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:41:15 GMT
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