ZOC Update
(Version 3.11)


ZOC for OS/2 has been updated to version 3.11 and the file (zoc311.zip, 866,5Kb) is just upload to Hobbes. ZOC is an award winning telnet, secure shell (SSH), rlogin, modem and ISDN comm. application which offers a feature richness that is rarely found even in commercial packages. ZOC is shareware and you can register it from BMT Micro, Inc.


Photo above shows ZOC running on @Macarlo's Warp 4.0

With ZOC you can make quick connects without doing a lot of configuration (just select the main options from the connect window) or compose a dial directory with hosts that use different (or same) communication methods, emulations, arbitrary key mappings etc. ZOC offers solid implementations of the commonly used emulations (VT52, VT100, VT102, VT220, ANSI, IBM3270) and file transfer protocols (Xmodem, Ymodem, ZModem, Kermit, CompuServe-B), lets you configure close to everything (the main options tab sheet contains 18 tightly packed pages) and offers a wealth of functions (the pulldown menu contains more than 50 entries) including full scripting, chat mode, quoting of messages, etc. You can use it to connect to your BBS, maintain Unix hosts over secure connections (and even do file transfers over SSH) or connect to whatever other computer is ready to accept incoming connections from a terminal emulator.

ZOC features

Full 32-bit multithreaded program

Available for OS/2, Windows-NT and Windows-95

Year 2000 compliant

Complete online help

Transfer over modem, telnet connections, named pipes, Unix Rlogin, Windows modems (TAPI) and Secure Shell (SSH)

ISDN support for CAPI V1.1 (OS/2 only) and CAPI V2.0 boards including X.25 and X.31 support

Emulations: TTY, VT52, VT100, VT102, VT220, AVATAR, ANSI, IBM-3270

German T-Online (CEPT) emulation with telesoftware file transfer

File transfer protocols: Ascii, Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, CompuServe-B, Kermit (including resume for Zmodem and CompuServe-B)

Very reliable Zmodem and VTxxx support

Can show GIF/JPG pictures while downloading

Autodialer with AutoLogin and learn mode

Phone cost monitoring depending on daytime, weekends and holidays

REXX language for scripting (same on all platforms)

DDE support allows ZOC to act as a communication server

Support for external OS/2 protocols

Allows to run external DOS protocols under OS/2 and Windows

Runs on LANs (OS/2 LAN-Modems and LAN licensing)

Phone book with up to 500 entries (with full option set for each)

Logging sessions to printer, file and scrollback buffer

Calling log with date/time, file transfer and cost

Quoting text from screen (in normal and CompuServe mode)

Clipboard support (copying text to clipboard, pasting/quoting from clipboard)

User defined toolbar with over 60 functions

User button bar to map texts, scripts, phone book entries, external protocols and shell commands to buttons (incl. button assitant)

F-Macro keys for texts, scripts, phone book entries, external protocols and shell commands

AutoMacros (text/functions invoked by typing certain text)

AutoReplies (text/functions invoked by receiving certain text)

Snippets: File names, internet adresses and fido adresses are captured from session and are available by mouse click

Status line with modem LEDS and quick access to important options

Chat mode (horizontally split screen for incoming/outgoing text)

Chat line (entry field with history to type ahead text)

Mini host mode (REXX program) with up/download etc. and restricted access for different users

Keyboard can be completely remapped

Translation of inbound/outbound characters

Mapping of WAV files to certain events

Keyboard mode for bbs door programs (doorway mode)

Support for IEMSI login

Developer infomation

If you are a developer, there are several points for you to hook in.

The most obvious area where a programmer could control ZOC is the REXX programming language. It is very powerful and allows access to many areas of ZOC.

Windows Version only: The REXX processor was licensed from Enterprise Alternatives, Inc. and is available as a separate product. If you want to use REXX for Windows scripting, please contact Enterprise Alternatives for details (see order section of the ZOC help menu).

If you want ZOC to act as a background communication server you can use DDE. DDE is described in the Online Help (Help->Contents-> Programming ZOC) and you can get a sample DDE client (C source code) from EmTec's ftp server (see www.emtec.com). Via DDE you have access to all features that can be controlled by REXX. Based on ZOC DDE, it is rather easy to build Front-Ends for character based online databases, be it that they are accessed by modem, ISDN, Internet or LAN.

Also, the most ambitious developers can under certain circumstances get access to the specs that are used to implement emulations, I/O devices and file transfer protocols.

Last but not least, if you have an existing phone book from another comm program that is not supported by ZOCs import module, and if you like to program an import function in C, please contact EmTec for sample source code and other information.

Price

$71.00 - OS/2, Win95 & NT License
$93.00 - OS/2, Win95 & NT Manual / License
$35.00 - ISDN Module
$24.00 - Manual

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