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Re: Advice re. Terminal Emulator

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From: David_Alan_Newman
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1988 17:50
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> I am looking for advice about a terminal emulator for my Mac II.  I am
> using a Telebit Trailblazer modem, usually running at 9600bps.  I often
> use full-screen programs such as emacs.  I am currently using Red Ryder
> 10.3, but it's pretty much worthless at 9600bps.  The VT100 emulator
> can't begin keep up with the character stream.  In addition, RR seems to
> insist on performing XON/XOFF flow control.  I really want it to do
> hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control.  Finally, I'd dearly love to find a
> good VT220 emulator (one that supports character insert/delete).
> 
> Any suggestions?  Thanks much...

Phil,

We have been using the Trailblazer modem with great success here at
Software Ventures. MicroPhone II supports hardware handshake, and its
VT100/102 emulation has been greatly improved. VI, Emacs, All-In-One,
etc. no longer give MicroPhone fits. The scripting language is vastly
more powerful now. Variables, expression analyzer, etc. There is support
for Kermit and Kermit servers as well.

<Just so you know this up front.> The character throughput at 9600,
though faster now, is still not going to be 9600. Also, we do not
support VT220.

MicroPhone II has a new feature called "modem drivers." This allows
MicroPhone II to work seamlessly with modems that do not use the defacto
standard command set. We already have a modem driver for the Telbit
Trailblazer. With a Trailblazer, we have been able to repeatedly obtain
file transfer speeds of 18,000 bps using the YModem-G protocol on
coast-to-coast calls.

+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Dave Newman                        |david_alan_newman@cup.portal.com |
| Software Ventures Corp.            |                                 |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Disclaimer: We are the manufactuer for MicroPhone 1.1 & II.          |
|             Any opinion expressed here about MicroPhone is certainly |
|             biased!                                                  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Subject: Re: Advice re. Terminal Emulator
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