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| resource:term [2014/03/14 20:54] – [Stand-alone] AbsoluteTelnet supports dial-up/serial. digital man | resource:term [2025/09/26 21:49] (current) – [Web-based] mirror of defunct flashterm site. you can put id_ in archive.org to see original site and wget it example : https://web.archive.org/web/20140724105318id_/http://www.flashterm.com/download.html#expand || removed htmlterm reference. I think h jas hud |
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| ====== Terminal Programs ====== | ====== Terminal Programs ====== |
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| ANSI-BBS Compatible Terminal Programs | BBS Compatible Terminal Programs |
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| ===== Stand-alone ===== | ===== Stand-alone ===== |
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| ^Name ^Windows ^Linux ^FreeBSD ^ OS-X ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^Serial ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^ | ^Name ^Windows ^Linux ^FreeBSD ^ MacOS ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^Serial ^X/Y/Z((X/Y/ZMODEM file transfer protocols support)) ^ANSI((ANSI-BBS/CP437 terminal support)) ^RIP((RIPscrip terminal support)) ^PETSCII((C64/C128 terminal support)) ^ATASCII ^Notes ^ |
| |[[http://www.celestialsoftware.net/|AbsoluteTelnet]]|Yes|No|No|No|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|No|Commercial| | |[[http://www.celestialsoftware.net/|AbsoluteTelnet]]|Yes|No|No|No|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|???|???|No|No|Commercial| |
| |[[http://www.databeast.com/|dataComet]]|No|No|No|Yes|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|Z|No|Commercial| | |[[https://github.com/xqtr/blocker_bbs_telnet_client|Blocker]]|No|Yes|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|Z|Yes|No|No|No| | |
| |[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/comm/htpe63.exe|Hilgraeve HyperTerminal PE v6]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |Yes |X/Y/Z|No |Included with Windows XP, ZMODEM uploads broken, v7 no longer free for personal use | | |[[http://www.everythingcommodore.com/download.php?view.83|CBMTerm]]|Yes|No|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|No|No|No|Yes|No|C64 Terminal for Windows ([[https://github.com/sixofdloc/CBMTerm3|v3 C# source code)]]| |
| |[[http://leputty.sourceforge.net/|Le Putty]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Z|No |Fork of putty, uses external rz/sz, possibly build-your-own for *nix| | |[[https://csdb.dk/release/?id=118137|CGTerm]]|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Sorta|No|No|No|X|No|No|Yes|No|Open source, platform independent terminal program for C/G telnet BBSes| |
| |[[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Telnet-frequently-asked-questions|Microsoft telnet.exe]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |No |No |No |Included/available with all Microsoft Windows NT+ OSes. After XP (Vista and later), the ANSI-BBS/CP437 support is horrible. Not recommended for BBS use | | |[[http://www.databeast.com/|dataComet]]|No|No|No|Yes|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|Z|???|???|No|No|Commercial| |
| |[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/internet/MTELB12.ZIP|mTelnet]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |Z|No |Z|No |Author, Enigma (a.k.a. dink) is MIA, free, closed source, no batch uploads support| | |[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/comm/htpe63.exe|Hilgraeve HyperTerminal PE v6]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |Yes |X/Y/Z|Yes|?|No |No|Included with Windows XP, ZMODEM uploads broken, v7 no longer free for personal use | |
| |[[http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html|NetRunner]]|Yes|Yes|???|Yes|Yes|No|No|No|Z|No|From the developer of Mystic BBS Software| | |[[https://github.com/mkrueger/icy_term|IcyTERM]] | Yes | Yes | ??? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Open source | |
| |[[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|Putty]] |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |No |No |Defaults to non-CP437 character set | | |[[http://leputty.sourceforge.net/|Le Putty]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Z|No|No|No |No|Fork of putty, uses external rz/sz, possibly build-your-own for *nix| |
| |[[http://qodem.sf.net|Qodem]]|Yes |Yes |???|???|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|No|open source Qmodem clone| | |[[https://magickabbs.com/|MagiTerm]] |Yes |Yes |No |No |Yes |No |Yes |No |Yes |Yes |No|No |No| | |
| |[[http://syncterm.net|SyncTERM]] |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |X/Y/Z|No|From the Synchronet developers, free, open source | | |[[http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Telnet-frequently-asked-questions|Microsoft telnet.exe]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |No |No |No((older versions of telnet.exe supported ANSI-BBS)) |No|No |No| Not recommended for BBS use | |
| |[[http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.html|ZOC (Zap-o-Comm)]] |Yes |No |No |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |X/Y/Z|No |Commercial| | |[[http://mt32.bbses.info|mTelnet]] |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No|No |Z|Yes|No|No |No|Win32/OS2 versions. Author, Tom Fotherby is MIA. free/closed source| |
| |[[http://www.freshports.org/net/ztelnet/|ztelnet]] |No |Yes |Yes |??? |Yes |No |No|No |Z|No|Free, open source, uses external rz/sz. Appears to be abandoned.| | |[[https://muffinterm.app/|MuffinTerm]] | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Planned | New BBS-terminal for Mac, iPad, iPhone | |
| | |[[http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html|NetRunner]]|Yes|Yes|No|No|Yes|No|No|No|Z|Yes|No|No|No|From the developer of Mystic BBS Software| |
| | |[[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/|PuTTY]] |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |No |No|No|No |No|Defaults to non-CP437 character set | |
| | |[[http://qodem.sf.net|Qodem]]|Yes |Yes |Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|X/Y/Z|Yes|No|Yes|Yes|Open source [[wp>Qmodem]] clone| |
| | |[[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/comm/riptel.msi|RIPtel]]|Yes |No |No |No |Yes |No |No |No |Yes |Yes|Yes|No |No|The "official" RIPscrip Telnet client from TeleGrafix (circa 1997)| |
| | |[[http://syncterm.net|SyncTERM]] |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |X/Y/Z|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|From the Synchronet developers, free, open source, official releases are [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/|here]] | |
| | |[[https://teratermproject.github.io/index-en.html|Tera Term]] | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | X/Y/Z | Yes | No | No | No | Japanese origins, free, open source, AKA TeraTerm | |
| | |[[http://www.emtec.com/zoc/index.html|ZOC Terminal]] |Yes |No |No |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |X/Y/Z|Yes|No|No |No|Commercial| |
| | |[[http://www.freshports.org/net/ztelnet/|ztelnet]] |No |Yes |Yes |??? |Yes |No |No|No |Z|???|No|No|No|Free, open source, uses external rz/sz. Appears to be abandoned.| |
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| ===== Web-based ===== | ===== Web-based ===== |
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| ^Name ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^ | ^Name ^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^ |
| |[[http://www.flashterm.com/|Flashterm]] |Yes |No |No |No |No |Requires Adobe Flash Player and compatible web browser| | |[[https://vert.synchro.net/api/files.ssjs?call=download-file&dir=bbs&file=flashterm_full_0.71.website.archive.zip|Flashterm(site archive)]] |Yes |No |No |No |No |Requires Adobe Flash Player and compatible web browser| |
| |[[http://www.ftelnet.ca/|fTelnet]] |Yes |Yes |No |YModem-G Only|Partially |More features than Flashterm! Intended to be installed by SysOps on their BBS's website. See the "My fTelnet" entry for user-focused implementation. Requires Adobe Flash Player and compatible web browser| | |[[https://www.ftelnet.ca/|Ftelnet Main Site]] |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No | |
| |[[http://www.ftelnet.ca/|HtmlTerm]] |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Intended to be installed by SysOps on their BBS's website. Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)| | |[[https://www.ftelnet.ca/download/|Ftelnet SysOp Site]] |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Intended to be installed by SysOps on their BBS's website. Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)| |
| | |[[https://my.ftelnet.ca/|My fTelnet]] |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Web based, free, open source. It's basically HtmlTerm ready to be used by users, unlike the HtmlTerm entry above which is more for SysOps. Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)| |
| |[[http://www.javassh.org/|JavaTelnetSSH]] |Yes |No |Yes |No |No |Poor ANSI-BBS support, Version 1 [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/jta1.zip|here]]| | |[[http://www.javassh.org/|JavaTelnetSSH]] |Yes |No |Yes |No |No |Poor ANSI-BBS support, Version 1 [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/bbs/jta1.zip|here]]| |
| |[[http://my.ftelnet.ca/|My fTelnet]] |Yes |No |No |YModem-G Only|No |Web based, free, open source. It's basically HtmlTerm ready to be used by users, unlike the HtmlTerm entry above which is more for SysOps. Requires a compatible web browser (supporting Canvas and WebSockets)| | |
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| ===== Mobile ===== | ===== Mobile ===== |
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| ^Name ^iOS^Android^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^ | ^Name ^iOS^Android^Telnet ^RLogin ^SSH ^X/Y/ZMODEM ^RIP ^Notes ^ |
| |[[http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html|iSSH]] |Yes|No|Yes|No|Yes|No|No|Best Telnet/SSH client for Apple iOS| | |[[http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html|iSSH]] |Yes|No|Yes|No|Yes|No|No|Telnet/SSH client for Apple iOS| |
| | |[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hordeq.ansiterminalmobile|ANSI Terminal]] |No|Yes|Yes|No|No|No|No|Decent Telnet client for Andriod. Costs $1.00 USD| |
| | |[[https://muffinterm.app/|MuffinTerm]] | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | New ANSI-BBS terminal for macOS, iOS, iPadOS | |
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |
| * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h56JA-ug0I8|Video Tutorial on connecting to BBSes using Windows 7]] | * [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h56JA-ug0I8|Video Tutorial on connecting to BBSes using Windows 7]] |
