MacTerminal is a data communications application that links the Macintosh personal computer with information services, public data bases, mainframes, minicomputers, and other personal computers. It can be used for home banking, and to access information services such as CompuServe¬, the Source(SM), and Dow Jones News/Retrieval¬.
Features of MacTerminal include:
Ñ easy access to other computers via pull-down menus and dialog boxes;
Ñ ability to exchange documents, graphics, system files, and applications between the Macintosh and other computers using X Modem and MacBinary.
Ñ ability to integrate information received from remote computers into other Macintosh applications;
Ñ access to many sources of information with one software package, because it can emulate a variety of different terminals. With MacTerminal, a Macintosh can emulate the DEC¬ VT100 and VT52¬, and TTY terminals. With MacTerminal and additional hardware, a Macintosh can emulate an IBM(R) 3278-2 terminal.
Version 3.0 Includes
Ñ Improved speed and performance;
Ñ Better use of memory and disk space;
Ñ MacBinary file transfer format;
Ñ An extra screen line added in the 3278 emulation mode;
Ñ "Save Screens Before Clearing" option for whole-session recording on hosts such as CompuServe;
CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Corporation. DEC, VT100 and VT52 are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Dow Jones News/Retrieval is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. The Source is a service mark of Source Telecomputing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Readers Digest Association, Inc.
