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In article <1992Oct9.142143.59575@cc.usu.edu>, jrd@cc.usu.edu writes:
> In article <JT.92Oct9164708@fizyk1.fuw.edu.pl>, jt@fuw.edu.pl (Jerzy Tarasiuk) writes:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:12:47 GMT, sdoublie@med.unc.edu (Sylvie Doublie) said:
>> (some lines deleted)
>> Sylvie> connect by modem to computers at her lab. She needs the
>> Sylvie> program to emulate both Tek 4014 and DEC VT220 terminals.  She doesn't
>> Sylvie> have much money to spend, so she'd like to get a shareware or freeware
>> Sylvie> program, but an inexpensive commercial application will suffice.
>> 
>> KERMIT can emulate Tek 4010 and DEC VT100, VT220, VT320 (at least
>> version 3.11 which I use just now to write this message).
>> And it at least can be tried free, get it (e.g. by FTP) and read
>> docs to know if she need pay (for commercial use would need).
> -----------
> 	All accurate except for the very last point. Kermit use is always
> free. Financial arrangements come into play when a Columbia Kermit becomes 
> part of another product package offered for sale. The Kermit Project is
> heavily dependent on such arrangments and on the sale of the user's books,
> plus <too infrequent> donations. If corporations were to contribute a fraction
> of the cost otherwise spent on a commerical product we could do much more,
> and faster too, and buyers would still enjoy the benefits of a commercial 
> grade product with Tech Support and a professionally done user's manual 
> (Digital Press and Prentice Hall does the publishing). 

Why would anyone buy the manual when you can get it by anonymous FTP
from watsun.cc.columbia.edu in postscript form already?  Just download
the manual and dump it into your pscript laser printer and you have
a very professional-looking manual for the cost of a download.

Cheers,

Chris