★ APPLICATIONS ★ COMMUNICATION/TELEMATIQUE ★ KIWICHAT|8000PLUS) ★ |
| Kiwichat | Applications Communication/telematique |
The next step-up from Mail232, Kiwichat supports both ASCII and Viewdata, which can be displayed either as one page over a full screen or two pages side by side. Configuration is achieved via a set of menus that are displayed along the bottom of the screen, as is switching between ascii and viewdata modes. There is a simple file transfer option available, that doesn't use any handshaking or error correcting protocols. You can save the set up of baud rates and so on to disc, and then recall it at any time. This allows a different setup to be saved for various systems and then recalled as appropriate. The Prestel emulation worked very well, and managed to keep up with moving screens (ie. crude animations). An option is available to save a page to disc and subsequently be reloaded and displayed. Kiwichat is a very functional package. The version we saw had few (if any) bells and whistles, but Kiwisoft tell us an improved version is forthcoming offer features such as automatic logging onto Prestel. and customised function keys. 8000PLUS
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