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From: lcs@ratt.rutgers.edu (Lyle C. Seplowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: C128 Non-Hayes Compatible Terminal Programs
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Date: 6 Nov 90 23:13:06 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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  I'm looking for a C128 (80 column) terminal program that works with
the 1660 300 baud (SLOW) modem. I've used Desterm 1.02 when I borrowed
my friends 1200 baud 1670, but I don't have that anymore. Desterm is
an excellent program, however, it doesn't work on non-Hayes compatible
modems. Anyone have some suggestions?

  In response to the request on C128 public domain sites, doesn't
anyone have some information? I know there are a few FTP sites (like
Milton.u.washington.edu (I think that's the correct spelling)) but
they aren't really updated often.

  No one seems to have responded to the request for information
regarding "The Hitchiker's Guide to GEOS." If you own the Official
Reference Guide you can get most of the programming info you need, but
nothing on GEOS 128. Jim Colette and the writer at GEOWORLD have some
information on the subject that I have been using, enough to get by.
There are still a few mysteries however. If anyone wants I can post
the information I have managed to read about (as well as some
notes from the programmers that was uploaded to Q-Link a while
ago--I'm no longer a member, so if someone has access to Q-Link, there
might be more up to date info). As far as using GEOPROGRAMMER 1.0, if
you change the status of the 40/80 column flag (in the header),
it will run in 80-column mode, the screen is somewhat messed up, but
readable. I have a program that will do that. It can be uploaded to
one of the FTP sites if someone needs it--they just have to tell me
how.

  GEOPROGRAMMER 2.0, although never released, is probably finished.
Due to very poor sales of 1.0 Berkeley never bothered to release 2.0.
If there is enough interest maybe we can get RUN to distribute it like
they did with GEOBASIC. Write letters to RUN or Berkeley.

  Well, that's all for now. :)