Subj : Re: Terminal Emulation
To   : Remington
From : Sniper
Date : Tue Apr 12 2005 11:12 am

-=> Remington wrote to All <=-

 Re> Hello,

 Re> I'm new to synchronet, but ran a bbs back in the early 90's so am kinda
 Re> experienced, but outdated.

 Re> I am looking for a decent tellnet program to view all your great
 Re> websites.  I am not having as enjoyable an experience as I should
 Re> because hyperterminal (or whatever the native XP term program is
 Re> called) doesn't let me maximize to anywhere near full screen, so the
 Re> window is too small.

 Re> I have tried to download a few term programs online, but many don't
 Re> seem to have the proper ansi support.

 Re> Can anyone recommend a good tellnet program that allows for zoomed full
 Re> screen view?  I need big text.  For Windows or OSX.  Preferably
 Re> freeware??

Welcome back to the scene...

You didn't state which version of Windows you were using, so, I'll open
the list...

Win2000 - WinXP

Hyperterminal

Hilgraeve: Products: HyperTerminal Private Edition
   An update for the HyperTerminal application shipped with Windows.
   www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/

Built in Command Prompt Telnet

mtelnet

the ozone bbs! - web page
   ... access via ozone.eesc.com. (grab mTelnet, below, it provides full
   ANSI support!)
   ... mTelnet is a telnet client for OS/2 and Windows that has ...
   ozone.eesc.com/

netrunner

Mystic Software Development: Downloads
   ... NetRunner Releases [ Official NetRunner telnet client releases ].
   NetRunner Telnet
   Client - 0.09. Author:, g00r00. Author email:, g00r00.at.mysticbbs.
   ...
   www.mysticbbs.com/download.php?view.20

Google is your friend.  :)


Personally, I use linux, and with the addition of this command in which
I added to my profile, it displays ANSI which is high ASCII code, quite
well.  

echo -en '\033(U' 

I believe since your talking OSX, which is a flavor or Linux, that this
might work for you also... 

Hope that helps.



Sniper
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