dataComet Kudos 1999 - 2003

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This release follows four years of independent work starting in December 1994 to enhance a codebase - which I had developed as an employee of Cornell University and which was originally distributed as COMET, the Cornell Macintosh Terminal Emulator - through further development by DATABEAST INC as the dataComet terminal emulator under an exclusive license arrangement with the Cornell Research Foundation, with me representing DATABEAST INC as Founder and President.

From dsaur@spectra.net Wed Jun 30 01:36:59 1999
Subject: Re: MacOrchard/dataComet
Wow. I just gave dataComet a once-over and am HIGHLY impressed. Plan on me registering it shortly. I just stripped NiftyTelnet and tn3270 of their "essential" badges and awarded dataComet the sole badge on the Terminal applications page.
I also modified wording on many of the other entries.
Great job - what a major upgrade this is. Congratulations. Feel free to use the "Essential" icon on your home page.
Drew

Tue Jul 27 15:04:51 1999
Subject: Re: Problem with DataComet 4.6 Record Session
Thank You!
PS - Best money I've spent in a LONG time. :)

Tue Sep 14 19:36:38 1999
Subject: Re: ansi printing question (fwd)
Thanks for getting back to me. I'm relieved to know you're still in business, as I think you have a great product. Let's just hope you continue to have a platform to run it on!

Mon Oct 18 16:19:25 1999
Subject: Re: dataComet registration
Most shareware is not worth paying for. You either don't use it enough to justify paying for it, or it's simply not worth the asking price. Since I downloaded dataComet, I've been able to quit rolling over to my Sun everytime I need to do some sysadmin stuff… I use it all day, every day. Ergo, you have your shareware payment.
dataComet rules. Thanks for writing stuff that helps keep me from having to use Windows!

Thu Oct 21 07:19:08 1999
Subject: Re: dataComet 4.6
>> By the way, dataComet is by far the best terminal program I have seen for the Mac. Great job.

Wed Nov 24 16:59:34 1999
Subject: Re: dataComet
Thanks so much for your attention to my e-mail, we depend on dataComet A LOT now that we are accessing a lot of info from our POS system on a continual basis and are Very Pleased with your software! I appreciate the update too!

Wed Dec 01 20:39:06 1999
Subject: Re: dataComet registration
Very slick registration - and an excellent product BTW. We have tried 6 or 7 telnet 3270 apps on Macs and PCs. This is the best we have seen. Is it only available on Macs?

Fri Dec 17 01:59:15 1999
Subject: FTP Question
First, I want to let you know that your product is great, and works rather nicely under OS 9.

Wed Jan 12 14:27:55 2000
Subject: about datacomet - letter of appreciation
I've been using the latest version of datacomet for several weeks now, & I love it. This thing is so stable, so fast, so logical… one of the best s/w I've gotten (& registered.)
In fact it's so nice that it's painful to use other telnet applications (except for Linux & gnome-terminal combo…) I want to let you know that I thank you for your excellent work!

Thu Jan 20 22:13:08 2000
Subject: RE: DataComet
Just one comment. I've tried several other Telnet apps for the Mac, and yours is, by far, the best. My users will love it.

Wed Jan 26 18:18:41 2000
Have a heart and share this great software with the Windows users already!

Tue Feb 22 15:08:13 2000
Subject: thanks!
Just a note to express my appreciation for latest dataComet release which allows direct printing from application! This is waaaay cool!

Fri Mar 03 04:15:21 2000
Subject: Databeast - great, and… question
I am now a proudly-registered user of your best-ever DataComet term emulator/telnet client. I looked around your web site, including the "planned features" section (which looks as though it hasn't been updated in awhile.): is there any chance you'd consider adding SSH capability to DataComet? I'd even be willing to double my $10 educational licensing fee for a client with a solid SSH implementation.
One other note - as I said, I think DataComet is a stunning tour-de-force of massive terminal emulating power, flexibility, speed - but… It could use an interface overhaul, no? Perhaps to spruce up the menus and dialogs, Platinum-ize things, and so on. That'd be the finishing touch on an already-great program. What's your stance on that issue?

Tue Sep 26 13:08:20 2000
Subject: Re: lost registration code
> Thank you for registering dataComet!
> Your registration code for dataComet follows…
Thanks! It's good to see my name on the splash screen again. :)
> Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions…
>Thanks very much for your support!
It's the only Telnet I use anymore. All my Mac colleagues at work use it now too. Thanks for a great product & keep up the good work.

Wed Jan 31 16:22:06 2001
Subject: Re: registration of datacomet question
ok. thanx for checking! great software! keep up the good work

Wed Feb 07 20:09:59 2001
Subject: Re: Registration
Use the home account for future stuff.
Nice program!

Thu Feb 08 12:04:28 2001
Subject: Re: Registration of DataComet lost in transit!
Now _that's_ what I call a prompt response! Bureaucracy-free, yet! Your service only complements the excellence of your product! Thanks again.

Thu Feb 15 22:37:43 2001
Subject: re: dataComet Invoice
I can safely say, "the check is in the mail"!
Thanks for your great product. It's working out perfectly for us.

Tue Feb 20 08:30:44 2001
Subject: Thanks for your payment *
Comment: The absolute best Telnet Application for MacOS. We will reccomend this to all our clients. Many thanks for teh PC-ANSI w/gfx emulation!!!

Sat Mar 24 13:19:52 2001
Subject: Carbon dataComet? [OS X upgrade path!]
Late last year I went looking for Mac OS X -compatible telnet programs, and a search engine brought me back to dataComet. Lo and behold, you'd added sco-ansi emulation: it's streets ahead of multiterm, even in beta.
What I've really been hanging out for though is an emulator that runs natively on Mac OS X. Your web page says that we should expect something round about…. now! :-)
Can you let me know what's the status of the Carbon version? Is there a reasonable beta that I could try out?

Tue Apr 10 17:27:42 2001
Subject: dataComet 4.6.4b2-PPC Old and New Annoyances
Otherwise dataComet has paid me back many times for the small fee I paid to register it. Thanks.

Fri May 11 23:27:08 2001
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure 5.0b1 w/ SSH,SCP
I'd like to play with it. I've found dataComet extremely useful.
Thanks for the good work.

Mon May 14 21:36:20 2001
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure 5.0b1 w/ SSH,SCP
This is fantastic news! I had abandoned dataComet for NiftyTelnet SSH because of the missing secure connection support - I tried very hard to get Kerberos to work with dataComet but never succeeded.
Congrats on these important new features!

Wed May 23 19:21:01 2001
Subject: Re: dataComet / Kagi card fees
Thanks, Kevin. And again, thanks for the great software.

Mon Jun 11 18:11:58 2001
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure
I'll send the $40 through Kagi this morning. Thanks for the quick reply. I really like the product and am so happy that you did a secure version. We were forced to go to SSH a few months ago and I had to give up dataComet for MacSSH, which works, but does not have the functionality of dataComet

2001-06-20 - Apple Mac OS X Carbon Compatibility Report for dataComet-Secure 10.0.2.html - June 20 2001

Wed Jun 27 12:57:20 2001
Subject: dataComet
I have downloaded the dataComet 4.6.4b2 version and I am currently evaluating it. Very nice!! It's a much better Mac tn3270 client than I have seen. Lots of great features, including IND$FILE, which is currently NOT available with the client we are using now.

Wed Jun 27 21:01:38 2001
Subject: dataComet
[I] downloaded dataComet 4.6.4b2 for evaluation… Kudos! It's a full-featured, stable product!

Sat Jul 14 00:06:41 2001
Subject: Thanks for your payment *
Comment: Nice app… The only one that didn't crash for me on my iBook.

Thu Nov 15 20:45:12 2001
Subject: DataComet-Secure for Mac OS X
I am looking for a 3270 emulation product for the OS X environment, and your company was mentioned as having an excellent Classic product in dataComet.

Fri Jan 11 20:34:43 2002
Subject: Question re: dataComet Secure
Been using dataComet for about a month. After the first day I decided to register it and pay the shareware fee because it is such a nice piece of work. It's far superior to any of the other SSH clients for Mac.

Fri Jan 25 02:01:23 2002
Subject: Mac OSX Question
Is there an anticipated time-frame when Datacomet-Secure will be Mac OSX compatible? I understand you can run it within Mac Classic, but it sure will be nice to have it native for X.
Thanks! Keep up the great work!

Sat Feb 02 07:45:54 2002
Subject: Fast PowerPC Code
DataComet has provided me with hours of entertainment and I definitely want to show my support by registering. You should be commended for developing such a fine product!

Tue Feb 05 14:34:01 2002
Subject: datacomet
By the way, Bonze - I really do like data comet. I hate this Macintosh computer, but I like your program.

Tue Feb 05 17:39:15 2002
Subject: RE: dataComet-Secure 5.0.5 and dataComet 4.6.5 available…
I use dataComet as a 3270 client; it's the best I've found for a Mac.
There's one feature I would love to have (if it's already available, I haven't found it): the ability to copy/paste as a block rather than as lines.
[CUE pointer to Shift-Copy-Selection feature already in buried in the menus! - Annette]

Wed Feb 06 23:32:35 2002
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure 5.0.5 and dataComet 4.6.5 available…
Looking forward to the OS X version! Keep up the good work.

Mon Mar 04 20:32:29 2002
Subject: Re[2]: dataComet/X Update
I had last checked with you about the OS X port of DataComet for Mac back in October. You had said you planned on porting it but it was taking longer than expected. Can you give me any kind of a rough update on where you stand with this at the moment?
Incidentally, we met last week with our local Apple account manager as well as the Apple New England rep and I gave them glowing reviews on Datacomet.
Hope all is well! Take care and thanks for developing for the Mac!

Fri Mar 15 16:20:52 2002
Subject: Data Comet
I can't thank you enough for your GREAT product. I've struggled lots of years with keyboard macros and key reassignments but never has it been easier or more intuitive than with Data Comet.
Any development for an OS X native version?

Sun Mar 17 17:09:35 2002
Subject: resuming file transfer
I'm enjoying Datacomet 4.6.6. I'm surprised it's not a more popular telnet client, and intend to try to spread the word.

Sun Jul 07 19:00:53 2002
Subject: dataComet-Secure & MacOS X
I realize that dataComet-Secure works in the classic environment, but is there any chance it will be updated to run natively in MacOS X?
Thanks for a great product.

Wed Jul 24 03:02:55 2002
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure registration
I downloaded your comit (non-secure) version from download.com. After playing with it and about 8 other telnet aps for the mac, yours was the first and only that would talk properly to my UNIX box.…
Thanks for your help.. You have no idea how grateful I am to have my mac talk to my UNIX server!

Wed Jul 31 03:00:31 2002
Subject: Thanks for your payment *
Comment: Many thanks for your hard work! This is absolutely the best Telnet client for MacOS… the chat window is greatly appreciated! I missed using DCTelent on my A4000.

Thu Aug 22 09:46:24 2002 aus Deutschland!
Subject: Data-Comet
Long time ago i ordered a license for dataComet. Now I downloaded dataComet for Mac OS X, which works realy fine. All our switches and routers telnet-sessions are saved as data-Comet configurations.

Tue Oct 01 21:54:32 2002
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure 10.0.0b4 Available…
I must tell you that every time I use dataComet, I smile. It works well and so much easier than I thought possible!

Sun Oct 20 13:35:03 2002
Subject: Re: dataComet-Secure 10.0.0 Final Available…
It's great to see Datacomet on OS X, bonze.

Tue Jan 14 23:06:07 2003
Subject: Datacomet
Great product.

Tue Feb 04 22:39:14 2003
Subject: SSL Compatibility??
Your product looks very cool, keep up the good work.
[Re "SSL Compatibility??" - CUE response that supporting SSL/TLS "Secure Sockets Layer" connections to provide enhanced security for connecting to IBM mainframes is a high priority. - Annette]

Fri Feb 07 01:54:57 2003
Subject: dataComet-Secure VX VT220 emulator screen question
Otherwise, the program is fantastic and working flawlessly.

Wed Feb 12 14:44:40 2003
Subject: Thanks for your payment *
Comment: Great, stable, reliable demo! Can't wait to use the real thing!

are released following my release from imprisonment in New York State's Mental Health Gulag by the Office of Mental Health under NYS CPL 330.20. I was then able to resume work on dataComet, leading to this release of dataComet and further refinement of dataComet as a GUI-compliant OS X Carbon application, including the addition of support for SSL Telnet/TN3270 and Intel binaries in dataComet's 10.1 and 10.2 series releases. - Annette.

      … CUE "I've been working on the railroad, all the live-long day!"
      … … … "Railroad Song" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
      …

2013-04-15 - databeast, Inc - Modifications of COMET code - count comparison - 1995 - 2013 DRAFT 1-0 - signed.pdf




Facebook Photo Post Linkout - 2011-08-03 - Facebook Photo - NeXT Computer with Appropriate Ornamentation in STUDIO WAN at DATABEAST INC 1668 Trumansburg Rd Ithaca NY 14850 - 2024-10-15 at 6.13.40 PM

As offered in the deadlink to Facebook at the end of the "Modifications of COMET code" PDF linked above -

"… when I asked Dick Cogger back in 1990 whether anyone would object if I devoted time to working on combining C19, TN, and TN3270 into one package, he said 'Sure… I don't think anybody would mind.'"

"Ergo…" - "I am the CometMonger!" - LOL - Annette

Tue Oct 15 19:48:31 CDT 2024