Subj : Re: Using Dos Comms Software with Lantronix UDS-10
To   : Spectre
From : kirkspragg
Date : Sat Jun 08 2024 22:07:19

 Sp> If this is the thing you're running ProComm on I'm not surprised it
 Sp> struggles. Win would put to much phutz between the terminal and actual
 Sp> serial port.  Straight DOS software ought to do MUCH better.

Procomm for windows using a serial port is a disaster on my 286. It can do telnet over tcp/ip with trumpet winsock however, and is actually Ok, but the screen updates are a bit slow. It does do a better job of ANSI/ASCII than MTCP's telnet client & that's one of the reasons I keep using it.

Regarding DOS terminal clients, I've tried RIPterm, Procomm for dos & GT Power. RIPTerm does RIP script graphics & actually works on a 286 so that's nice, but it's not a great performer & isn't great to use on text only BBSes. Procomm for dos can't dial DNS "numbers" from the dialer menu so that's out & GTO Power is something I need to play with a bit more because it can do RIPScript apparently (if only I can find the time to set it up), has a nice dialer menu & seems to support ANSI/ASCII correctly from what I have seen so far.

All this started a couple of months ago when I finally got sick of the limitations of the MTCP's telnet client. It doesn't have dialer/favourites menu and doesn't quite work right on some ANSII art heavy BBSes which sucks - for example ANSII TV at the vault thevaultbbs.ddns:2323 does not quite work right & I've seen it mess things up with some of the art on 20 For Beers.

.... Now go away, before I taunt you a second time!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

.