On 10/1/2021 12:34 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Oct 1, 2021, at 9:36 AM, <jw...@classiccmp.org> <jw...@classiccmp.org> wrote:
Zane wrote...
A few years ago, I looked at ZOC v7, and others. I opted for SecureCRT, and
use it on my Mac and my iPad. Though the Mac version is well over $100. It
seems to have about the best DEC Terminal emulation I could find on the Mac,
and it supports keyboard mapping.
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Seconded on "SecureCRT". It is one of the few programs that I pay for a license
for. I do believe it has the most complete/solid vt100 and other dec terms emulation I
have ever seen. Most other term progs only support the basics of vt100 and a few more
advanced options. I haven't found anything yet that securecrt doesn't implement and
implement correctly as far as vt100 goes. I have never needed anything color-related
though, that may or may not be as well done.
I paid for a windows license, but I believe I also get free access to linux and mac
versions just for licensing the windows version. In addition, every time I have emailed
them (Van Dyke) and said "hey, would be handy to have feature xxx", it has come
out in the next version. The really do listen to customers for product
enhancements/features.
It is the only term program I use, as it literally handles anything I've ever
considered possibly wanting to do (including a pretty full featured scripting
language). There is one exception - HP terminal emulation - specifically the
ones with the 8 function labels at the bottom of the screen. For anything
old-HP related, I use QCterm. Also free, and does a great job with all the
funky HP terminal oddities 😃
SecureCRT for windows - software + 1 year of support = $99usd. I do the 3yr
option instead which is $139usd. Of all the software products I have paid for,
this one is probably the best value to me.
J
I do keep a VT420 on a DECserver next to my Mac, as sometimes it’s more
convenient to have the proper LK401 keyboard. My only complaint about
SecureCRT would be its handling of Double-Width/Double-Height characters, but
that’s not something you normally run into.
It would be nice if they’d add REGIS support. :-)
As long as you have active support, you get free upgrades.
It’s xterm emulation offers 256 colour. VT100/VT102/VT220/VT320 emulation
offers ANSI Colour, but I’ve never played with that. Trying it just now, it
gives me colours on a Linux system. I don’t know that I have anything on VMS
that would give colours.
Zane
I tried SecureCRT a couple of times, once for home use and once at work. I
didn't like it but I can't remember why. ZOC has done everything I need.
Between the Matias keyboard which has 19 F keys and the correct number of
keypad keys (not PC layout) and the ZOC keyboard mapping I have pretty much a
VT200 style keyboard on my Mac.
Em-Tec gives product support for life, basically. I've emailed the author and
gotten responses and help immediately. Once you buy a version you get updates
until the next major version and if you buy late into the current version you
often get the next version free. That happened to me between V6 and V7. V7
went nearly 3 years before I had to upgrade by paying $29.99.
In 2018 V7.21 of ZOC scored 105 (97 regular + 8 extra credit) on the VTTEST
suite for VT100/VT102 terminals.
file:///Volumes/Users/jhreinhardt/Downloads/ZOC_vttest_Score_Sheet-1.pdf
No REGIS graphics though. It will do the VT line drawing character set.
https://www.emtec.com/zoc/vt220-terminal-emulator.html
Double-width/double-height lines work
https://www.emtec.com/images/zoc/us/mainwinvt102_osx.png
I've not had it have a problem with any part of VT100/102/200 emulation that I
can remember.
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John H. Reinhardt
