Conference hydra::amiga_v1

1134.0. "HANDSHAKE VT102/100/52 Emulator" by LEDS::ACCIARDI () Thu Feb 04 1988 16:52

    Out of curiosity I downloaded the 'Handshake' VT102/100/52 emulator
    last night.  It's actually a very nice job, worth checking out.  It
    uses overscan to achieve a very readable 132 column display.  48
    lines are also supported.  It has auto-redial selection, Icon saves
    of any parameter files you may have, and programmable function keys.
    It also has Xmodem, Ymodem, Kermit, blah blah...
    
    One thing I like is that it's custom fonts for double-height characters
    are imbedded in the executable, so you don't have to add a bunch
    of extra fonts to your system disk.
    
    I only wish it had an 'Iconify!' feature.  That sets Smokey apart
    from the rest.  Someone should pass a law requiring that all programs
    residing on custom screens can be Iconified.  I want my precious
    CHIP ram free when it's not being used.
    
    Anyway, look in LEDS3::USER6:[ACCIARDI.AMIGA]HANDSHAKE.ARC
    
    This is shareware, so if you decide to keep it, you are morally
    obligated to send the author a donation.
    

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>    One thing I like is that it's custom fonts for double-height characters
>    are imbedded in the executable, so you don't have to add a bunch
>    of extra fonts to your system disk.

	Does anyone have any idea what's involved in this?  I'd love to be
able to do this with Smokey.

Mark

That's for sure!  It would be GREAT if Smokey's fonts were internal!!!

					...richard