Procomm Plus 4.8

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Product Features

• Sold Individually

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 3 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00004NHKG
• Item model number: 14-00-00397
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,030 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

There's more to the Internet than surfing sites, downloading music, and buying stuff. Procomm Plus, a must-have shareware application back in the pre-Web days, still fulfills its functions of old, allowing users to telnet (which is useful for, say, configuring a router), dial in to BBS's (bulletin board systems for the uninitiated; these used to be the equivalent of personal Web pages and download servers), and more. In addition, Procomm Plus is a powerful terminal emulator, offering support for three dozen terminals. It also features a fax applet, FTP ability, an e-mail program, and even a Usenet news reader.

Even for all its functionality, Procomm Plus isn't for the faint of heart. Its interface, consisting of pull-down menus and unlabeled icons with commands that are identified only by mouse-over tips, is a throwback to the days when user-friendliness was a rarity. Its terminal emulation, mail, FTP, Usenet, and other functions reside in different executables, yet you can make system-wide setup changes from most of them. ASPECT, its scripting language, is powerful, and a handful of sample scripts are included--but manually editing scripts is akin to full-on programming.

Even with its daunting interface, Procomm Plus is a diesel-powered machine for businesses and power users alike. Its fax applet is surprisingly robust, and even includes a number of cover sheets. Its Internet e-mail module is sparse compared to Outlook or Eudora, but it gets the job done with simple grace. Likewise, its FTP applet won't threaten to put CuteFTP out of business, but it allows you to move files easily to and from servers.

Mainframe-based businesses will love its boisterous terminal emulation capabilities. It emulates dozens of terminals, including popular WYSE 50, 60, and 100; VT 220 and 230; IBM 3101, 3160, and 3270; and more. It allows users to determine how the terminal is displayed, scrolled, and otherwise used. The terminal emulation applet also allows power modem users to punch in manual AT commands.

Merging high-performance business applications with a robust suite of Internet functions, Procomm Plus 4.8 draws its strength from its range of abilities. Its outstanding terminal emulation and big bundle of applets make it a terrific utility--for the right users. --Joel Durham, Jr.

A special note to Windows XP users: Procomm Plus 4.8 is advertised for Windows 9x, NT, and 2000; XP is not included on this list. We only experienced one problem under XP: it crashed while downloading newsgroups. However, check with Symantec before you purchase Procomm Plus 4.8 for XP.

Product Description

ProComm Plus 4.8 from Symantec is the leader in terminal emulation. Procomm Plus gives you unsurpassed versatility and reliability for terminal emulation and file transfers. By supporting over 30 different terminals, it lets you access almost any host system you can imagine. Transfer files with the assurance of optimum data integrity, and run full screen host applications for easy viewing. IS professionals worldwide rely on Procomm Plus for point and click access to a wide range of corporate hosts and online systems from anywhere.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Symantec Corporation

Manufacturer Part Number: 14-00-00397

Manufacturer Website Address: www.symantec.com

Software Sub Type: Emulation

Software Name: Procomm Plus v.4.8 - Complete Product

Features & Benefits:

Unsurpassed versatility and reliability for terminal emulation and file transfers

Transfer files with the assurance of optimum data integrity, and run full screen host applications for easy viewing

IS professionals worldwide rely on ProComm Plus for point and click access to a wide range of corporate hosts and online systems from anywhere

By supporting over 30 different terminals, it lets you access almost any host system you can imagine

Language Support: English

Platform Support: PC

License Type: Complete Product

License Pricing: Standard

License Quantity: 1 User

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ProComm Plus DOES NOT work with Windows XP, October 18, 2002

By A Customer

ProComm Plus DOES NOT work with Windows XP, You can make it dial, but you cannot use a .dir file, aspects, or scripts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Procomm Plus DOES Work with XP, December 9, 2003

By	Kris Benedict (Central PA) - See all my reviews

I write Aspect scripts that are used everyday by hundreds of clients, a large portion of them XP. Our scripts involve highly complex bbs navigations, and they all work!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Procomm Plus is Vaporware, October 2, 2008

By	Michael Bryan Thomason - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You should know that this product is no longer supported. The last build was in 1999. At the time of writing this, that is almost ten years old.

In '99, Google was just getting started, Windows XP was not yet released, and most importantly, SSH wasn't used. So, no SSH with this software.