Proterm V3.1 is the best there is for the IIe as far as a comm program goes. For decompression, there are only 2 you'll really need are Shrinkit V3.4 (an absolute necessity) and Angel/agate for decompressing zipped files. There are others too, but not used hardly at all. Jim ----- The Palmtree BBS 310-453-8726 v.32 Inet: jpoore@pro-palmtree.cts.com