Re: Communication software advice

["Mad Martian" <news@madmartian.com>]

I could swear I was using something with z-modem under DOS 3.3 in the old
days. I just don't remember what it was!

"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote in message
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> In article <3c3e8b31$1@news.svn.net>, Paul Grammens <grammens@svn.net>
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> >Mad Martian <news@madmartian.com> wrote in message
> >news:Cxo%7.22518$762.190313@rwcrnsc54...
> >> I have read through the faq on comm software, but I have some more
> >> detailed requirements. Please let me know what comm packages meet these
> >> requirements.
> >>
> >> 1. Fits on one 5.25" DOS 3.3 disk.
> >> 2. Has Z-Modem.
> >> 3. Is available as a .dsk file.
> >> 4. Won't cost me money.
> >
> >Agate, which is an old shareware com program, has Zmodem. It's available
in
> >most archives.  I've used it. It works.
>
> As an added bonus, IIRC it also displays IBM graphics characters by using
> the double Hi-Res display (or was that another program?).  Also, while it
> receives ZMODEM, I don't think it would send ZMODEM.  The original poster
> was looking for something that runs under DOS 3.3, though.  I don't think
> you're going to find anything that runs under DOS 3.3 and supports ZMODEM
as
> everybody had dumped DOS 3.3 and started using ProDOS long before ZMODEM
> became widespread.
>
> ProTERM sends and receives ZMODEM.  It's not a freebie, but at $20, it's a
> hell of a lot cheaper now than when I bought it ten years ago.
> http://www.intrec.com.
>
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