> I remmeber using X-Modem to download a term program that had Z-Modem, > so I > didn't have to type in filenames and could batch stuff. Plus auto- > start. > I think I started with Procom (yuck) then moved to Telix and QModem. I > do > remember Telemate as well.
When Z-modem started being built in the comm programs it was a game changer. Before then you had to use the DSZ external program and setup variables to get Z-Modem. Man I miss those days. Tons of innovation everywhere and it seemed like every other month there was a new term program or protocol (C-Modem, J-Modem, N-Modem... I was waiting for them to run out of letters). The next big game changer was HS-Link. Bi directional transfer, efficient, and you could chat. Too bad the author lost the source code to the program and it was never took off like it could have. -Ali
