ZOC

Commercial; $79.99

Current Version: 6.24 (July 7, 2010)

EmTec Innovative Software produces ZOC, a telnet client, secure shell client and terminal emulator that his highly configurable. Distinguishing features include:

• Tabbed sessions
• Overview screen to show thumbnails of all open sessions
• "Colorful tabs" feature to tint user interface elements with different colors depending on which host is connected
• Host directory (with full option set for each entry and automatic login)
• User button bar to map texts, scripts, phone book entries, external protocols and shell commands to buttons (incl. button assistant)
• F-Macro keys for texts, scripts, phone book entries, external shell commands, etc.
• Local typing (entry field with history e.g. to type commands)
• Completely remappable keyboard
• Various logging and scroll back functions
• Keyboard mode for bbs door programs (doorway mode)
• Modem via serial port and TAPI (Windows modem)
• ISDN via CAPI V2.0 (including X.25 and X.31 support)
• Rlogin
• File transfer via Ascii, Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, Kermit, SCP
• Data trace on device level (user dump and binary mode)
• Translation of inbound/outbound characters
• AutoLogin (recorded login procedures from the host directory)
• REXX language for scripting (fully featured programming language with over 75 extensions to control the terminal emulator)
• AppleScript support with access to all internal script commands
• AutoMacros (text/functions invoked by typing certain text)
• AutoReplies (text/functions invoked by receiving certain text)

Emulations include:

• Linux (Xterm) console-like (including UTF8, colors and full keyboard)
• Xterm emulation with 256 colors and mouse support (e.g. for use with Midnight Commander)
• VT52, VT100, VT102, VT220 (complete implementation incl. print through, keyboard and ANSI colors)
• ANSI-BBS, ANSI-SCO, Avatar
• TN3270 (models 3278 and 3279/E with line graphics, colors and full keyboard mapping)
• TN5250
• Sun-CDE
• QNX V4
• Wyse 30, 50, 60
• TVI 9xx (TVI 920, TVI 925, TVI 950)
• TTY
• Full support for line graphics with any font

Version 6.24 adds/changes the following:

• NEW: http and ftp urls can now be clicked to launch browser
• NEW: new option to redirect print output to file (program settings, printer)
• NEW: host directory now also remembers when multiple entries were selected
• NEW: option (in program settings) to suppress the 'Copied to clipboard' message
• NEW: various changes to allow a portable installation (Windows only)
• NEW: Ctrl+a (Cmd+a on the Mac) selects all entries in the host directory
• NEW: quick-select entries in host directory by typing the first letter (Mac OS X only)
• NEW: option (program settings) for progams like vi/scree/mc/etc. to not write to scrollback
• NEW: TVI emulation now supports switching between 80/132 character mode
• CHG: telnet and SSH now store global options in a file in the Options folder
• CHG: icon for folders in host directory now more system like (Mac OS X only)
• CHG: now doesn't triple-beep after file transfer if no EOT sound file choosen
• CHG: using gcc4.0 again in order to allow running on PPC G3 Macs (Mac OS X only)
• CHG: dimmed colors for scrollback with black background now more prominent
• CHG: now using crypto and ssl libraries from openssl-1.0.0a
• CHG: xterm now accepts 256 color codes even if 256-color option is disabled
• FIX: opening stream browser (alt+b) did hang on some machines
• FIX: possible crash when switching pages in session profile
• FIX: excess tn5250 key buffering (problem typing while system busy)
• FIX: slight misbehavior in telnet (TTYPE negotiation, RFC1091)
• FIX: cursor was lost when closing the local typing bar using Alt+C
• FIX: erratic behavior when changing font for host directory (Windows only)
• FIX: possible crash with malformed xterm control sequence
• FIX: dropping files on the terminal window crashed (Windows only)
• FIX: could not navigate folders in choose-file dialogs (Mac OS X only)
• FIX: in scroll back could not mark text down to the last line
• FIX: possible crash with text output
• FIX: incorrect font sizes for some fonts (Windows only)
• FIX: possible problem starting up Zmodem transfers with some hosts
• FIX: communication for "Windows/Modem" was broken (Windows only)
• FIX: two low probability crashes when closing a session or the app
• FIX: host directory did not always open in the folder where it was closed
• FIX: using 'Move To' in host directory did not work for whole folders
• FIX: internal error when using 5250 emulation
• FIX: problem pasting text which was copied in myEclipse (Mac OS X only)