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From: bonze saunders <bonze@databeast.com>
Subject: FTP dataComet Telnet SOCKS VT100 PC-ANSI TN3270


dataComet 4.6 is an AppleScriptable Macintosh Telnet application offering
full-featured color emulation of IBM 3279, DEC VT220, and PC-ANSI/SCO-ANSI
terminals.  Features include flexible and easy-to-use key remapping, macro
script recording, integrated edit windows, modeless dialogs, and ZMODEM and
TFTP file transfer; modem and other serial connections can be used with the
ASCII terminal emulators to access BBS.  dataComet runs under all Macintosh
system software from System 6.0.7 through MacOS 8.6, supporting modern MacOS
features while maintaining backward compatibility.

dataComet includes thorough on-line documentation; descriptions of menu
functions and configuration dialog options can be easily accessed with a
simple Control-click on the item, using the standard Macintosh Contextual
Menus on recent releases of MacOS.

dataComet's terminal windows offer fast, high quality emulations with
searchable scrollback buffers.  A full set of fonts is included; dataComet's
emulators also automatically display variable-width fonts as mono-spaced
fonts.  Sessions can be logged automatically.

Session configurations are saved as documents which can be launched directly
from the Finder, through the Open dialog, or from the dataComet Sessions menu.
Modeless dialogs simplify configuration of session options and macro mappings.
The AppleScript interface allows AppleScripts and other applications to open
dataComet sessions, execute dataComet macros, and monitor session status.

"Command-click" opens URLs in dataComet windows using Internet Config. Files
downloaded using ZMODEM can be launched automatically using Internet Config's
File Mappings.  dataComet sessions can be opened automatically through Telnet
URL  links in Netscape and Explorer browser pages.

dataComet's edit windows send text or commands to a host when the Enter key is
pressed (Command-Return breaks a line and sends it to a host, easing use of
host-based Chat programs).  Keyed commands can be used to search, move the
cursor, and reformat text in edit windows by adding or removing line breaks
and leading blanks or tabs.

Macro commands can be invoked through mouse clicks, configurable on-screen
buttons, menu items, and key-remapping, and also on host open and close to
perform scripted logins and logoffs automatically.  Macros can be recorded as
you interact with the host to ease creation of reliable macros.

dataComet also supports secure configurations for computers used as
public-access terminals; the launch macro can disable commands which are
inappropriate for your particular application.