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- You can still use the VAX in another window while the transfer is in
progress. (Read notes while transferring!)
- It clears over 200 bytes/second data transfer rate on a 2400 baud
modem, much higher than any of the others. By changing some timing
parameters (see topic 3) it can go equivalently fast on faster modems
or direct connections. (I frequently use it a 19,200 between my
workstation and Stacy.) This is due to the ability to use the credit
based flow control of VAX/SSU, and therefore it doesn't need to receive
any handshaking messages, unless there are data errors.
- It's specially designed for use on VAX/VMS, and therefore takes
advantage of the VMS terminal driver features and VAX/SSU to the
fullest extent.
- No separate mode for text/binary files.
- Multi-window/Multi-session, like a workstation.
- The terminal emulator uses the mouse in the same way as DECwindows and
VWS, so DEC applications that use the workstation mouse also work with
Whack (Such as TPU, VAX Emacs, MicroEMACS).
- The terminal keyboard supports the full compose sequence set of ISO
Latin 1, and display's the full set in several font sizes.
- Printer controller mode can be send to printer or captured to file.
- I wrote it.
The main disadvantages of Whack/Stransf are:
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- The current version of STRANSF creates and accepts files as VAR 510,
rather than STREAM_LF. This is the same as Kermit's file type BIN. If
anyone wants to fix STRANSF, the sources are readily available. You
need the CVTARC program to make binary uploads usable by VMS ARC and ZOO.
- No separate text mode means that you also might have to "CVTARC U"
text files before using them on VMS.
- The terminal emulator doesn't do blink, bold, underline, double width,
or double height character attributes.
- Written documetation is sparse.
- No scripting capabilty, other than to send files as if typed.
- I wrote it.
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Kermit (as in Uniterm) has the advantage of "being the same" (to my
knowledge) on a large number of different operating systems. I've
found that once you "get the hang of it" - the different variations
aren't a problem to wiork with.
It can handle BINary or ASCii (text) files.
Gives you plenty of options for uploading/downloading (remote commands,
local commands, set directory)
DISadvantage: S L O W - compared to some others, but it is reliable
and, currently, the one I'm most familiar with.
CKermit - based on OS9 (if I remember what I saw last night in the
Documentation) meant to be a "minimal implimentation" of Kermit to
be use on the AtariST - sorry, that's all I know of it at this point
Hope it helps
Rich
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| Even if you have a modem, getting started is like the chicken and egg,
you need the program in order to transfer files, you can't copy down
the program until you have it....
Best is to get some kind soul to give you a disk with the file on it.
This was my intro.
State where you are, maybe someone will own up to being near you.
Richard
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