Re: Help: Need a Better Telecom Proggy.

[Roy Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

24 Carrot Balla wrote:

> As you see, I'm trying to get my system (Then one and only Apple
> IIgs!!!)up with some really neat software, but I  think I'm using all
> the wrong telecom programs.  First I tried the crappy program disks that
> came with the 30 or so Super Serail Cards in my closet,  but those
> aren't working wring.  I think they only like being used with the SSC,
> and since I'm using my Modem Port (less headaches), I guess it might not
> work.

The IIgs used a different chip for serial connections than the one in the
SSC. For the purposes of speed, most programs for the SSC programed the
metal, and therefore won't work with the IIgs. Sorry. As the other two posts
have pointed out, the most popular programs for the IIgs are Spectrum and
ProTerm. Spectrum has the advantage of allowing you to use SIS, and an email
addon (I can't remember its name), and it will work over an ethernet
connection, should you add an ethernet card. ProTerm is claimed to be faster
and more stable, but I can't verify or deny that.

Roy

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>
> Then I fired up ADT, and transferred two programs very slowly over to my
> Apple.  They were some Apple Access, adn Zlink. Both of these seem to be
> choking when I'm sending files to them from my PC.
>
> Okay.  So do any of you have a idea for a no BS comm program that will
> behave itself when getting files via the com ports, or am I going to
> have to try to dig up my Mac Classic, or even worse the Mac IIsi to try
> to get this thing going.  Yeah I really need to get that unshrinking
> program on my apple.