ZTerm X is a terminal emulation program for the Mac. In its day, many people used it to connect to Bulletin Board Systems and download files. Now we have the internet. Its still a useful utility for those systems that only offer dialup connections and for connecting to devices through a serial port, like many routers. For newer Macs that don't have a normal serial port, ZTerm can talk to ports on USB to serial adapters, through the appropriate driver software supplied with the adapter.
What's New
Version 1.2:
- Universal binary
- other minor changes
Requirements
Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Intel/PPC, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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| Downloads:55,639 |
| Version Downloads:33,046 |
| Type:Internet : Internet Utilities |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:19 Jul 2011 |
| Platform:PPC 32 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $20.00 |
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ZTerm X is a terminal emulation program for the Mac. In its day, many people used it to connect to Bulletin Board Systems and download files. Now we have the internet. Its still a useful utility for those systems that only offer dialup connections and for connecting to devices through a serial port, like many routers. For newer Macs that don't have a normal serial port, ZTerm can talk to ports on USB to serial adapters, through the appropriate driver software supplied with the adapter.
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Kp4bjd reviewed on 15 May 2012
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macphreak4evr reviewed on 22 Jul 2011
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>insert flame
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After nearly a decade of silence, ZTerm re-appears.
It's sad to see that it is no longer free to use, but at the same time I am hugely relieved that I won't have to stop using ZTerm with Lion. (It was one of my few remaining PPC applications.)
Many thanks for resurrecting a long-time favourite.
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It is definitely worth the money.
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In fact, I started a BBS of my own called The Treasure Trove BBS, which I later renamed the Armageddon BBS.
Originally I used the Hermes BBS software; then I switched to Public Address; and then back to Hermes again when Public Address died. Hermes is still supported, and is very slowly being developed.
In fact, I STILL run my BBS. You can use ZTerm, ZOC, the Leopard and Snow Leopard terminal, DataComet, SyncTerm, iTerm and a number of other terminal emulators to access it by telneting to:
endtimeprophecy.net
Or, if you prefer -- although it doesn't work nearly as well -- you can access my BBS via our web page at the following URL:
www.endtimeprophecy.net/ArmageddonBBS/
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screen /dev/tty.PL2303-0000201A 9600
Where "PL2303-0000201A" is dependent on your serial adapter driver and 9600 the baud rate.
Anonymous reviewed on 28 Mar 2005
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http://www.endtimeprophecy.net/ArmageddonBBS/
Be advised, however, that being as the Terminal does not include xmodem, ymodem or zmodem protocols, you cannot download files from a BBS with it. In such a case, you may want to use a different terminal emulator/telnet client. Personally, I found ZOC to be very nice, if you are willing to spend $80.00 on it.
I am going to download this version of ZTerm and see how it goes in demo mode. If it can now telnet, that would be great.
There is no demo mode. It is fully operational, always. Sorry, no telnet.
Anonymous reviewed on 21 Nov 2003
Anonymous reviewed on 18 Oct 2003
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Widber rated on 16 Nov 2011
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Bottacco rated on 19 Jul 2011