Subj : Re: MS-DOS BBS Term roundup
To   : Retroswim
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Dec 19 2025 07:38:11

-=> Retroswim wrote to All <=-

 Re> The next biggest surprise was what an obtuse piece of shit Kermit is,
 Re> and how badly it renders everything. It has a HUGE amount of
 Re> configurability though, and perhaps if I cared to digest the **350 PAGE
 Re> MANUAL** that goes with it, then the results could perhaps be improved.

 Re> In any case, there you go. If you wanna BBS from DOS with your WiFi232
 Re> modem thingie, use TeleMate.

We knew Kermit was bad, I mostly only used it to connect to The
Mainframe, and to download another terminal program.

Telemate was cool because it had its own sort-of multitasking - you
could open up a notepad and write while you were downloading.

Telix was the boss because of the scripting language, you could script
logging onto the BBS, downloading QWK/BW packets and uploading replies
per BBS. The host mode got a few people started down the sysop rabbit
hole, too.

Procomm/Procomm Plus was always the gold standard for emulation - not
just for ANSI but for VT100/220 function keys and screen controls. When
I connected to PBXes and The Mainframe, I'd use Procomm.

In fact, for Nortel PBXes, people wrote and distributed Procomm scripts
to do global changes, create configuration listings and more. The script
was all distributed by hand at their conferences from what I could tell.

 
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