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Re: WANTED: good Comm prog

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From: Rui M. Pereira
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 20:50
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jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) writes:
>Hi All
>
>I'm looking for a PD/shareware comm package that gives
>

{COMMO}

>- zmodem transfers

external - requires DSZ/GSZ, but allows 'unlimited' number of external
protocols 

>- vt100 emulation

one of the best I've seen ..

>- good phonebook

Free form in respect to system names, allows use of 'variables'.  Has
number, parameters, terminal choices, and is ASCII file.

>- highly configurable

keyboard is highly configurable, v5.3 now has in/out character
translation tables, good macro language.

>- minimal number of files (ie; not twenty dozen little hacks tied together)
>

ONE setup file, ONE macro file (actually, you can split it to more
than one), ONE directory file, and the program itself!!
Unfortunately, the size of the directory file and macro file together
cannot exceed 64k!

>The name of such a package and an appropriate ftp site would be appreciated
>

COMMO53.ZIP at simtel20 and mirror sites (simtel20:  wsmr-simtel20.army.mil)
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From: rui@r-node.gts.org (Rui M. Pereira)
Subject: Re: WANTED: good Comm prog
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