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Article #19428Re: looking for a terminal program
From: David S. Comay
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1987 13:30
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1987 13:30
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In article <372@auscso.UUCP> mentat@auscso.UUCP (Robert Dorsett) writes: >I feel that VT Pro is overpriced in relation to Versaterm. Either Versaterm >should be more expensive, or VT Pro should be much cheaper. Preferably, >Versaterm should come in one flavor: VT Pro, which should ideally cost $100 >or less. that's my big complaint about versaterm pro as well ... it sure seems overpriced. i believe the current price is actually $299 which isn't too bad considering what it does (especially the 4105 emulation) and how much terminals still cost these days. still the idea of paying about $300 for a terminal emulator makes me uneasy. >One program you should keep away from at all costs is MacTerminal. It's gar- >bage. Took forever to write, and they STILL haven't gotten it right. But >it has that Apple logo, so of course sells quite well. i disagree ... although it isn't fancy and it hasn't changed for a number of releases, it does have a very good vt100 emulaton (at least up to 2400 baud ... haven't tried it higher) and i haven't had any problems using it with the `standard' vt100 termcap supplied with 4.3 bsd. i think macterminal is a fine choice if one is only interested in good terminal emulation and the occasional download/upload. my choice ... oh, `uw' with a xmodem disk accessory. dsc `see across the view. see the sky ripped open. see the rain through the gaping wound, pounding the women and children who run into the arms of america'
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!izimbra!dsc From: dsc@izimbra.CSS.GOV (David S. Comay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: looking for a terminal program Message-ID: <1851@uunet.UU.NET> Date: Wed, 23-Sep-87 09:30:15 EDT Article-I.D.: uunet.1851 Posted: Wed Sep 23 09:30:15 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 01:36:40 EDT References: <2645@bellcore.bellcore.com> <372@auscso.UUCP> Sender: Unknown@uunet.UU.NET Organization: the billy bragg appreciation society Lines: 34 Keywords: versaterm expensive macterminal vt100 4105 Summary: versaterm is nice but too expensive & macterminal isn't that bad