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Generic Terminal
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AirMail
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Paclink AGW
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Paclink MP
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Comments
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Useable for Telnet?
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Useable for Packet?
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Useable for Pactor?
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No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Useable for "peer-to-peer"?
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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Can be used with a Sound Card?
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Yes
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Yes, with AMPE and AGW
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Yes
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Yes
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Can "timeshare" with other packet
software?
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Maybe
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Yes, with AGW
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Yes, if different callsigns are
used with each piece of software
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Yes, if different callsigns are used
with each piece of software
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AGWPE (free or Pro is needed)
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Can be used with most any TNC on
packet?
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Yes
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Yes, with AMPE and AGW
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Yes, if the TNC can be placed in
the KISS mode
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Yes
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Can be used with older computers?
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Yes
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Yes; Windows 95
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No; Windows 2000
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No; Windows XP
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Ease of Initial Setup?
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Yes
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one self-extracting file
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four programs: AGWPE, .NET
Framework, Paclink Post Office, Paclink AGW
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one self-extracting file, plus NET
Framework, optional AGW
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Ease of Use?
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Entirely manual
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Ease, with familiarization
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Easy, with familiarization
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Easy, with familiarization
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Practice, Practice, Practice!
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Recommended for routine use?
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Message Administration?
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None
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Built-in "Message Index"
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Any e-mail client |
Any e-mail client
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Scripting for Connects?
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Able to do a "Keyboard" connect?
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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Address Book?
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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"Catalog" of Weather, etc. messages?
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Uses compression of data
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Cost of software
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$0+
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$0
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$0-$49 |
$0-$49
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AGWPE is free: $49 for AGWPE Pro
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