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From: wmf@chinet.UUCP (William M. Fischer)
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Subject: Re: Public Domain Terminal Emulator for IBM PC (request)
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Date: Sat, 27-Sep-86 14:20:45 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 27 14:20:45 1986
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In article  ronl@tessi.UUCP (Ron Lunde) writes:
>  Does anyone know of (or have) a good PUBLIC DOMAIN terminal emulator
>  for the IBM PC and compatibles?

Here's a few PD / Shareware programs available from many BBS's:

KERMIT 2.29	EXCELLENT VT102 / 100 emulation. Best Choice for a hard-wired
		installation. Full kermit protocol support. User macros of a
		sort. Comes with good docs.

PROCOMM 2.4	Very good full bore communications package. Very flashy 
		screens with lotsa user configurable options. Dialing
		directory, macros, support for most popular file xfer
		protocols, including kermit. VT100 emulation also has
		local printing support. Rudimentary host mode and a
		script facility for autolog and unattended operation.

PC-VT 8.x	This full featured comm package has everything except host
		and script functions that PROCOMM has. Somewhat "clumsy"
		user interface for setup, configuration. VT100 emulation
		very good and does support keypad setup for UNIX vi.

PIBTERM 3.5	This HUGE communications package has a lot to offer, all
		the features listed for PROCOMM above. The VT100 emulation
		isn't as "true" as the others listed above, but works for
		most uses. No local printer support.
	 	Rumored that new version due soon.

This list is by no means complete, the above represent programs that I have
had a chance to use. The KERMIT package lacks any support for dialing out thru
a modem so the user has to either hand type modem commands or use a dialer
routine independent from KERMIT.

A recent series of messages on the net seemed to favor PROCOMM as the best
all around package.
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