On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Ronnie Hale wrote:
> I'm with you on this too, Gerd. Fortunately, there exists such a program,
> TNT. TNT is similar to SP (Eskay Packet), and while it works as a front-end
> to DPBOX, it is also an excellent stand-alone packet terminal program. It
> doesn't have the million or so remote features as SP, but it isn't as
> complicated to set up. It will work with Linux kernel/ax25 ports, hostmode
> tnc, kiss tnc (via tfkiss driver). It has //mheard (selectable) for remote
> users, real-time monitor window in terminal (like SP 3-way split screen),
> F11 monitor channel, huffman encode/decode in terminal qso and monitor,
> Extended monitor (to monitor a specific callsign qso). Lots of goodies us
> old-timer packet operators enjoyed when using Stupid programs like SP, GP,
> etc.
Did I say these programs are stupid? No, I didn't. I said the platform
they run on sucks and thus required them to be designed as they are. That
doesn't automatically make the desing good or bad. I'm just slightly
annoyed everytime someone goes "it works this way on DOS, why the heck
does it work differently on Linux."
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