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These products don't require a server, but some of them can be used with a server.
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| Laplink Software | PCmover | Windows |
Moves files, settings, programs, and other information from an older PC to a new one. PCmover can also can move the data from a PC to Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop, and VMware Fusion on an Intel Mac. PCmover also automatically transfers file ownership and access control. It also migrates in advance: PCmover can help you store a copy of your Windows files, settings and programs on a server, external hard drive or even CDs and DVDs and then migrate them to a PC (or Boot Camp, etc) at a later date. It moves these items over a network, USB cable, or disk. |
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Mac OS X and Windows |
A low-cost cross-platform file sharing program designed mainly for small LANs. You run a copy on each computer and they'll automatically find each other and set up a connection. Drag-and-drop files or folders into the a window to transfer to another computer. You can also transfer the (text) clipboard. |
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Macintosh and Windows |
Inexpensive file transfer between two or more Macs and PCs over USB links without network cards. It comes with a special 6-foot cable with its own USB transciever, and file transfer/synchronization software. Additional computers can connect to a USB hub. SmartLink moves files at 6 Mbps. Powered from the USB bus, so no external power supply. |
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Macintosh, Win 3.1, Win 95/98/Me, Win NT/2000 |
Not network software, but one-to-one Mac and PC or PC and PC file transfer via an inexpensive null modem cable (see our Peer-to-Peer Tips page)--Ethernet card is not required in the PC. Easy to configure. Can transfer whole directory trees and reconstruct the tree on the receiving computer. It also performs text translation so the line endings of text files are always correct for the receiving computer. The interface is simple--to send a file to another computer simply drag it to the outgoing directory and it will automatically appear in the incoming folder of the other computer. |
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Mac OS 8.1-9.x |
Lets a Mac connect an Epson parallel port printer to a Mac USB port. It works for Epson Stylus Color printers models 440, 600, 640, 800, 850, 1520 and 3000, and Epson Stylus Photo printers models EX and 700. |
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Mac OS 9/X Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP |
Cross-platform peer-to-peer file sharing software for Macintosh 9/X and Windows. The software works over local networks or over the Internet using 448-bit encryption. File transfers that are interrupted by accident or on purpose can be resumed. |
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| Microsoft | FolderShare | Mac OS X, Windows 2000/XP/2003 |
A web-based service that provides automatic, cross-platform secure peer-to-peer file sharing/synching. It installs software on the Mac and Windows PCs. FolderShare tracks the status of each files, and automatically syncs files that are changed, created, or deleted. For large files, such as video, FolderShare transmits just the changed parts of the file. Other features include 256-bit encryption, remote access from a web browser, and support for Iomega StorCenter Network Hard Drives. |
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Mac OS 8.6-9.x Mac OS X |
Remote control of a Mac OS or Windows machine from a Mac or PC. All machines involved must have Timbuktu installed. Also does fast file transfers and real-time audio conferencing. Multiple users can view a machine, as in a classroom setting. Mac and Windows users can control a Windows NT. Windows communicates over TCP/IP and IPX. Mac can communicate over TCP/IP, IPX, and AppleTalk. Enterprise Edition includes extra security and administration features. |
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Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP and Servers |
The Windows version Timbuktu Pro. Can control Windows or Mac over TCP/IP or IPX. Allows device independent screen sharing between Windows NT machines and other computers without changing video drivers or manipulating the Windows NT operating system. |
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Mac OS X and other Unix |
An SMB/CIFS file sharing client for accessing Windows, Samba, and other SMB servers. Sharity mounts these servers in your file system, letting you open files on the server from within any application. |
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| Script Software | MountWatcher | Mac OS X | Can automatically mount volumes and SMB and AFP shares. MountWatcher provides a list of networked volumes with a stored username and password. You can mount volumes from this list. MountWatcher will also automatically reconnect to a server when it goes down and comes on line again, and will remount a volume after a Mac wakes from sleep stage. MountWatcher can also wake sleeping computers that you are trying to access on the network. |
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Windows 95/98 |
A shareware utility that automatically synchronizes or mirrors files between Macs and Windows NT.The author, describes it like this: Idem secures critical data duplicating them from a computer location to another one. It is a good solution for "mirroring" important folders from a Windows NT server toward another one. Idem is distinguishable from other expansive mirroring or clustering products by its ability to fully preserve Macintosh filenames and structures stored on a Windows NT 4.0 server. |
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Mac OS X and OS 9 |
Premier cross-platform file and print sharing for business, over TCP/IP and Microsoft SMB protocols. Installs only on a Mac, replacing Mac OS X's SAMBA with a more robust and feature-rich client and server. Features include:
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Mac OS and Windows |
Software for two or more Windows and Macintosh machines that creates an Ethernet-compatibile network over FireWire (IEEE 1394). It uses the 400 Mbit/sec bandwidth of FireWire. The company's test results show that Ziff Davis's Windows NetBench yield more than twice the throughput speed of 100BaseT Ethernet. |
Server Platforms that Support Mac and Windows Clients. Includes file and print sharing as well as some other services, such as OPI servers for prepress.
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Server based on the more-rebust, Unix-based Mac OS X. Supports Windows file sharing clients (Samba; SMB/CIFS); Macintosh file sharing clients (AFP over TCP/IP); UNIX and Linux file sharing (NFS); and Internet file sharing (FTP); web based file sharing (WebDAV). Includes Web server, e-mail server, DHCP server, DNS server, SLP server, LDAP and NetInfo directory services, Mac and Windows printer sharing. |
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File server software for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 that provides fast connections to Mac clients using the AppleShareIP-compatible Apple File Protocol (AFP) over TCP/IP. Can be used as a faster replacement for Microsoft Services for Macintosh, but also runs on non-Server versions of Windows. Optional print service over IP is also available. ExtremeZ-IP is only first Windows-based file server to offers full support for AFP 3.1 which enables applications to browse folder contents more efficiently than previous versions of the protocol, and transmit more information with each network transaction, thus improving performance. It also supports large files up to 2 GB in size, long file names and unicode file names. |
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| ExtremeZ-IP Print Server | Adds Macintosh printer sharing to Windows servers. Print Server allows Mac and Windows clients to spool and print PostScript jobs to printers and other devices managed by Windows 2003/2000 Servers or Windows XP using the TCP/IP protocol instead of AppleTalk.
With better print queue management, simple setup and detailed logging of print jobs, ExtremeZ-IP Print Server replaces Print Services for Macintosh (PSFM). On the Mac desktop, a simple client software integrates seamlessly into the Mac OS X Print Center and the CUPS printing architecture of the Mac OS X, providing a simple interface for configuring and managing print queues. |
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Engineering |
A native OS X client that can authenticate to NetWare servers over IP and participate in native NCP file sharing and NetWare Directory Services (NDS) browsing, without having a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) running on the server. Integrated login: The Mac boots with a single login prompt and the NetWare home directory appears on the desktop. Also supports RSA secure login using NDS. Supports printing to a netware queue (users can add jobs to Netware print queues and delete those jobs). |
Software as well as hardware/software bundles are listed.
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Helios Software
GmbH |
AppleShare-compatible (AFP) file and print services over AppleTalk and TCP/IP. AppleTalk router. Spooling of large print jobs, PPD files.Postscript font server. Load balancing. Includes POP3 mail server. Time server to synchronize Mac clocks. Supports PC clients through the addition of PC Share. Very fast, high-end solution for Sun Sparc Solaris 1 or 2, IBM AIX, HP-UX 10, SGI IRIX, Alpha UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X Server. |
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USA and Canada: European MikroGraf Corporation, EMC 269 Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA +1-831 461 6061, +1-831 461 6056 email |
UNIX file server and client for DOS and Windows clients. Enables PC clients to access EtherShare server. Client can coexist with other networks. Also a Windows NT-compatible file and print server (SMB/CIFS) for UNIX, and will work with Microsoft client software in Windows. Inlcludes Browser, WINS and WINS proxy name server, and DHCP main and backup server. |
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An OPI (Open Prepress Interface) module that works with EtherShare for the automatic replacement of low resolution images with high-resolution images during printout. Includes ColorSync compatible color separation and proof and color matching. Server setup from a Macintosh client. |
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PDF Printing with EtherShare and EtherShare OPI. |
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Open source |
A kernel-level implementation of the AppleTalk/AppleShare protocol suite, including the Apple File Protocol (AFP) for Unix/Linux servers for support of Mac clients. Originated with BSD-derived servers. It includes support for routing AppleTalk, serving files over AFP (AppleShare), serving Unix printers and accessing AppleTalk printers over PAP (printer access protocol). |
Products that can put a Mac on a VPN. (For a discussion of these products, See the MacWindows VPN special report page.)
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A remote hardware device managed by AT&T that can terminate on anything from DSL and Cable up to Multiplexed T-1. Should the access go south, it also has dial back-up built in. Up to fifty Macs can sit behind it at the remote sites making it ideal for SOHO applications. The unique aspect is that AT&T provides the whole service and manages it. |
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The name of the Macintosh client that comes with Cisco VPN servers. Uses the IPSec protocol to create a secure encrypted "tunnel" over the Internet to your LAN. Can also tunnel AppleTalk over the VPN for getting to printers and AppleShare servers on the network. |
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A virtual private network client for Mac OS X that uses the Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to let Mac OS X connect to VPN servers running on Windows platforms. DigiTunnel creates a 128-bit encrypted connection for IP-based network applications. Classic applications running in OS X can also use the VPN. Compatibile with Windows 2000, WatchGuard, Nortel, OS X Server 1.2 and other VPN servers. |
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| Equinux | VPN Tracker | The closest thing to a unversal virtual private network client for Mac OS X using the secure IPSec protocol and XAUTH (extended authentication). VPN Tracker is compatible with over 250 VPN gateways and servers, including those by Cisco, SonicWALL, and Watchguard. VPN Tracker comes in two versions: the Personal Edition and a Professional Edition, which adds a routing feature that can connect two or more networks through a secure internet tunnel, including Airport networks. For WiFI users, VPN Tracker allows users to establish VPN connections from behind NAT gateways, which are common in Internet cafés, hotels, airports etc. |
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(formerlly Netopia) |
A hardware solution that supports VPN connections via IPSec and PPPTP for multiple Macs and PCs. Also includes a built-in Ethernet hub, a Network Address Translation (NAT) firewall, and DHCP server. WAN connection options available. Supports PAP, CHAP, and MS-CHAP authentication. |
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Nortel Networks |
A line of hardware VPN switches with client software for Windows and Macintosh. |
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(Also available for Windows) |
A security suite that includes a virtual private network client for Mactinosh uses IPSec. The VPN client uses the newer IPSec protocol as well as IETF IKE standards. Also includes a personal firewall, intrusion detection, and encryption. Also includes supports for split/non-split tunnels, IPCOMP-based compression and IKE "mode config" standards. |
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A free security package for Mac and Windows that contains PGPnet, a virtual private network client. Distributed by MIT, PGP Freeware is a free version of the commericial PGP Desktop Security package. |
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A standalone gateway/router box with both PPTP and IPSec VPN protocols. Will interoperate with "almost all leading VPN software and appliance vendors." Works with networks of Macs and PCs. |
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A series of hardware devices that act as a FireWall and VPN gateway supporting IPsec. Macs can connect to a VPN network without a VPN client or with one. |
Database connectivity, group calendar and scheduling, network fax, and others.
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Database connections. Sits on a Windows NT Server and enables Mac OS and Windows 95 applications to access any ODBC database residing on the NT machine or on other computers on the network. Mac ODBC applications, including MS Office 98 Mac Edition, can access over 265 mainstream database systems via both AppleTalk and TCP/IP. ODBC Router routes ODBC requests between the NT Server's 32-bit ODBC drivers and computers running August's ODBC OverDRIVER, which works with MacODBC on a Mac. |
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Alow-cost version of its Open Data Base Connectivity package for Macintosh and Windows. The company says this version provides the features of high-end ODBC ROUTER Enterprise Edition, but support 1 to 3 database sessions. |
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Backup software for Macintosh and Windows, for clients and for Windows Servers. Retrospect Server Backup includes 100 Client licenses and can back up client workstations and servers across multiple IP subnets, even in a DHCP environment. |
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| Kerio Technologies | Kerio MailServer | A server for groupware: email, shared contacts, shared calendars and tasks. Kerio offers Kerio MailServer as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange Server, since Microsoft Outlook and Entourage clients can access shared calendars, shared contacts and email on Kerio MailServer. The server also supplies push email and groupware data synchronization to mobile devices, including Apple iPhone, Windows Mobile, Treo, and Symbian and BlackBerry through NotifyLink. It can also integrate with Open Directory and Microsoft Active Directory. |
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SyBrowser (shareware) |
A database broswer consisting of a suite of 32-bit Macintosh and Win32 ODBC client applications that provide an overview of the tables in Sybase and MS SQL databases hosted on UNIX, Linux, and Windows servers. It allows the execution of SQL queries against these RDBMS and the query results can be saved to disk. Complex queries can be saved to disk for reuse. |
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Group scheduling/calendar for Windows, Mac, and UNIX/Linux clients. (Mac OS X support has been announced.) Also a Java client for web browsers and Palm synchronization. A wireless client is also available. Servers run on Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Macintosh, and Sun Solaris. LDAP directory. Client/server architecture scalable from 10 users to thousands. Includes automated and managed resource scheduling: Administrators can setup conference rooms to automatically check availability and respond Yes or No. Available in English, French, and German versions. |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft's groupware server for email, shared contacts, shared calendars and tasks. The most widely used groupware server in business. Outlook for Windows and Entourage for Mac OS X are the clients. (See also our Entourage Reports page.) |
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Enables a Mac client to log onto Windows NT Server via TCP/IP instead of AppleTalk. Also enables Windows users to access AppleShare-compatible servers via TCP/IP and a web browser. ShareWay IP runs on a Macintosh. ShareWay IP enables any AppleShare-compatible server to be made available to any platform over a TCP/IP local area network, or over the Internet itself. "Any AppleShare-compatible server" includes Windows NT running Services for Macintosh or Miramar PC MacLAN, as well as AppleShare file servers running on Macs, or Mac workstations running personal file sharing. |
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An advanced version of ShareWay IP that supports multiple AFP servers from a single Macintosh over IP. Features include real-time user statistics, ability to export configuration and access information to text files, and ability to disconnect specific users from specific servers. |
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Soft Solutions |
Cross-platform network faxing server/client system. Server runs on Mac OS X. Clients include Windows, Mac OS X, Mac OS 8/9. Supports remote access from any Internet connection via TCP/IP. Can also forward faxes to e-mail. Can automatically route incoming faxes to specific users or groups of users based on the fax line on which the fax is received. Address books can be configure on the clients or on the sever. |
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Teamsoft Inc. |
A cross-platform group scheduler and resource manager for Windows and Macintosh. Real-time communication lets you coordinate work, plan meetings, and manage resources. Its private and team address books let you send meeting notifications to non-TeamAgenda users by email. TeamAgenda lets you manage schedules on a laptop or via a web browser. An optional PhoneAgenda module enables access to the schedule through a web phone. Provides project management windows and automates timesheet production. TeamAgenda supports Palm PDA synchronization, and its group calendar solution can be integrated with your FileMaker Pro databases. |
Proxy servers, Internet gateways (NATs), IP routers, and similar products. Several of these are software that runs on Windows, some runs on Macs; IPnetRouter runs on Macs.
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An IEEE 802.11n wireless network access point with a built-in Internet gateway that uses Network Address Translation (NAT). Can connect Macs and PCs to Internet via built-in modem, or connetion to DSL or cable modem. Comes with configuration software for Macs. Configuration software for PCs is also available (see our Cross-platform AirPort Wireless Networks special report). Compatibile with 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g wireless cards. |
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Runs on Windows. A proxy server and firewall package, allows an entire network of Macs and PCs to share a single Internet connection. Network Address Translation (NAT), multiple protocol Proxy Servers and circuit-level proxies provide connectivity and fine-level access control. DHCP, Automatic proxy configuration, and integration with Microsoft Active Directory. |
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LAN-Projekt |
WinProxy |
Proxy Server for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. Connects a local network to the Internet through one (dynamic) IP address. Provides a firewall. Supports HTTP, FTP, GOPHER, Telnet, NNTP, SMTP, POP3, RealAudio, SOCKS, and other protocols. Supports Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, and other clients.Easy to set up. Can be set up to cache frequently accessed sites to speed up response time. (This is not the same "WinProxy" from Ositis Software listed below.) |
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Microsoft Proxy Server for Windows NT |
Part of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). Connects a local network to the Internet through one IP address. Version 1.0 does not support Mac clients. Version 2.0 does. For more info, see MacWindows Proxy Server Special Report. |
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NAT32 (shareware) |
Network Address Translation Internet gateway for Windows. Like others, gives Macs, PCs access to Interent connection. Supports PPPoE for DSL connections, and works with cable modem services, including those which use Windows Dial-Up Networking for the uplink. |
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Ositis Software
Ositis Software |
(This is not the same "WinProxy" a listed above from LAN-Projekt.) A secure firewall proxy server for Windows 95 or Windows NT. Works with Mac clients. Supports HTTP, SSL, FTP, DNS, SOCKS 4 and 5, POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, and others. Comes in a Lite version the works with 3 computers |
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A software router for Mac that you can use to use a single Internet connection and end user account to connect an entire network of Macs and PCs to the Internet. Provides IP multihoming. Supports PPTP for Windows Server Virtual Private Networking. IP filtering (firewall router). Supports NAPT with inbound port mapping, includes a built-in DHCP Server, DNS Server, transparent proxying, load balancing, automatic failover, TCP rate limiting, and bandwidth accounting. |
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David Alverson |
Venerable old Mac terminal emulator, now available for both OS 8/9 and Mac OS X. |
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Allows a Macintosh computer with a TCP/IP network connection to negotiate a Telnet session emulating an IBM 3270 terminal. (Also supports line mode Telnet connections as a VT52 terminal.) Features of the emulation include color, extended highlighting, APL and 3179-compatible graphics. Can act as an FTP server for file transfer and supports file transfer as part of a terminal session when IBM VM/CMS is being used on the host computer. |
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Apple's old SNAps, which was sold and eventually become MacRumba, is now Celview from Celcorp. TN 3270 and TN 5250 versions. Multiple connection methods, including over TCP/IP and AppleTalk. |
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MacEmulate will work on any computer that can accept one of the supported terminal types (Wyse, TeleVideo, Hazeltine, etc.). It has been used with a wide variety of host operating systems including Unix, Xenix, PICK, SuperDOS, Alpha Micro, Basic 4, IRIS, HP, A/UX, and many others. |
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DataComet (sharware pricing) |
Telnet and TN3270 terminal emulation. AppleScript and macro support. Compatible with Mac OS X Beta Classic; supports PowerBook dialup links |
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A commercial 3270 and 5250 mainframe terminal emulator for Mac OS X, released in April 2002 (see this press release). Includes customizable function keys, multiple concurrent sessions, menu bar, scalable and selectable fonts, intelligent copy & paste, FTP client, scripting. Connects over over network, modem or direct serial links. |
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Emulates IBM 3720 and 5250 terminals, also Bull VIP7700, VIP7760, VIP7800, VIP8800, Questar DKU7107, DKU7211, DKU7102;; VT100, VT220, VT320 with Regis graphics, Prestel and Minitel. It supports file transfer with the Kermit, Zmodem and IND$FILE protocols. Also available for Windows and Java. |
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Comes in three versions: TN 3270, TN 5250, and telnet. Demonstration downloads available. |
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A Mac OS X utility that lets you launch Terminal and create and bookmark telnet and ssh sessions from the Aqua interface. Telnet Launcher supports Dock menus. Will open the telnet session without requiring you to type a command in Terminal's Unix shell, and will close Terminal windows now close when the session completes. |
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5250, 3270, and other terminal emulators Originally from White Pine Software. |
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An enhanced version of NCSA Telnet 2.7b5, VT100/VT220 telnet . It is just as flexible to configure, but adds more features, bug fixes for true stability, and many new options. BetterTelnet is free software, and the source code is reusable under the GNU General Public License (GPL). MacSSH (next item below) is an updated version. |
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Jean-Pierre Stierlin |
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VT100/VT220 telnet based on BetterTelnet (above), but with SSH2 support added. |
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TN 3270, TN 5250, and over 30 other terminals emulated. |
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