dataComet dataComet-Secure

Fast, reliable, high quality terminal emulation on the Macintosh for Internet or direct modem dialup connections.

  • Compatible with Mac OS X 10.2 and above, including Leopard.
  • VT100, VT220, VT320 emulation for Linux, UNIX & VMS systems.
  • PC-ANSI + SCO-ANSI emulation with customized PC-ANSI fonts.
  • IBM-3279/5250 terminal emulation for IBM enterprise and AS/400 systems.
  • Supports direct dial modem connections and connections through serial ports.
  • Support for SCP, ZMODEM, and IBM IND$FILE file transfers, with automatic download translation (Binhex, MacBinary) and document launching.
  • Multiple window interface supports multiple host sessions.
  • Flexible and easy to use key remapping facility.
  • Extensive scriptability using built-in macro language and AppleScript.
  • "Watch Me" macro recording for simplified session scripting.
  • On-screen buttons to send text and execute macro commands.
  • Customizable color maps.
  • Flexible translation for multinational character set support.
  • On-line documentation.

All the outstanding features of dataComet plus added security:

  • Secure Telnet/TN3270 connections using SSL/TLS or Kerberos 5 authentication and encryption.
  • Secure SSH (Secure Shell) sessions, supporting SSH version 1 and 2.
  • SSH password authentication (and RSA when using SSH1.5)
  • DES, 3-DES, and Blowfish encryption & zlib compression option
  • Can configure SSH sessions to execute a remote command and exit.
  • Secure file transfers using SCP over SSH sessions.
  • Safe encryption of passwords in local session documents using a convenient master passphrase.

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databeast, Inc. 1668 Trumansburg Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850
607-277-5808 (10AM - 4PM EST)

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Updated 4/30/08.