Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

You can donate to the Synchronet project using PayPal.

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
resource:term [2016/09/25 03:56] – Buckarooresource:term [2023/08/04 21:47] (current) – [Stand-alone] Added IcyTERM digital man
Line 1: Line 1:
 ====== Terminal Programs ====== ====== Terminal Programs ======
  
-ANSI-BBS Compatible Terminal Programs+BBS Compatible Terminal Programs
  
 ===== Stand-alone ===== ===== Stand-alone =====
  
-^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| 
-|[[http://mt32.bbses.info|mTelnet]]                          |Yes     |No    |No      |No     |Yes    |No     |No|No     |Z|No |Win32/OS2 versions. Author, Tom Fotherby is MIA. free/closed source| +|[[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|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.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|No|Yes|Yes|From the Synchronet developers, free, open source, official releases are [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/syncterm/|here]] | 
 +|[[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.|
  
 ===== Web-based ===== ===== Web-based =====
Line 31: Line 38:
  
 ^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://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]]

Trace: