ZTerm X

Zterm X site and download links are still up (last updated Jun 2012), but you can't purchase the app. Site sends you to Kagi payment system which is now defunct.

It would REALLY be nice if David Alverson -- the developer -- would seriously consider adding full telnet capabilities to ZTerm. I think if he did so, and gave it a more modern interface, he might suddenly see a huge surge in ZTerm's popularity, as in the old days of BBSing, because a lot of old school BBSers would go flocking to it again. For example, I set up my old school Macintosh-based BBS again for about the third time in April of 2015. Since then, I have acquired almost 250 registered users. So, there is still an interest in BBSing, even if it isn't that big. Some folks miss PC-ANSI, Macintosh-based BBSes. The WordWeaver Armageddon BBS SysOp http://www.armageddonbbs.com telnet: 202.128.4.177, bbs.armageddonbbs.com, armageddonbbs.com

With the demise of MobileMe, the developer's site and the file download are no longer :(

Hurrah! A trusty terminal emulation program to access serial ports is back. ZTerm is less expensive and easier to Update (when I upgrade my Mac) than MacWise, better handles the initialization my Radio-Teletype TNCs, and offers all the features I need. Now, I could use a Macro GUI (buttons at the bottom of the screen), although keyboard Macros do well.. Overall, ZTerm gets my nod of approval and endorsement .... hooray!

OSX 10.7 lion tells me you cant open ztermx becasuse powerpc applications are no longer supported.

Now this is a huge surprise! 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.

Wow! Boy does this bring back memories! I used to use ZTerm 17 years ago when PC-ANSI based BBSes were all the rage. I particularly enjoyed using the Star Trek sound set with ZTerm. 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/

You can also use screen. For example: screen /dev/tty.PL2303-0000201A 9600 Where "PL2303-0000201A" is dependent on your serial adapter driver and 9600 the baud rate.

A free alternative that you can use from inside the OS X Terminal is called C-Kermit (or just Kermit). It's available from Fink (fink.sf.net) and DarwinPorts (darwinports.opendarwin.org).

Very solid but the Terminal Font doesn't look pretty like it did with the OS 9 version.

zterm corrupts after upgraded to OS 10.3, any ideas folks? Any suggestion will be helpful, thanks. Andrew

Two words, works great, especially for Sun Microsystems workstations!

Two words: Old School :)