Accurate ANSI Emulation in Mac OS X?

bedouin writes "I occasionally telnet to some BBSs that are very rich in ANSI graphics. While I can usually navigate fine through message areas and file boards, playing classic door games like Food Fight is almost unbearable. For about a year I've been searching for a Mac OS X terminal emulator that can accurately draw ANSI graphics just as they would appear on DOS systems with ansi.sys, but haven't found anything yet. Any suggestions? A native (and free or shareware) Mac OS X app would be prefered, but I'm willing to use an X11 or maybe even classic alternative as well. So far I've experimented with iTerm, GLterm, and aterm with unimpressive results."

Another challange :)

[bedouin]

Additionally, being able to transfer files with Zmodem would be great as well. Though I think this is pushing things too far.

umm, where ya headed?

[Drunken_Jackass]

You wouldn't mind posting some BBS information for the ACSII-porn goldmines you've been holding out on.. would ya?

Re:iTerm (International Terminal Emulator) for OS

[Twirlip of the Mists]

I can't believe OSX wouldnt support true ansi color with its default terminal.

I can't believe my G5 didn't come with a punch-card reader or a buggy-whip holder, either.

Re:iTerm (International Terminal Emulator) for OS

[Twirlip of the Mists]

I expect any unix based OS to support a term mapping thats used on a daily basis.

You ended your sentence prematurely. You were about to tell us by whom it's used on a daily basis. Then somebody else was going to point out that the group you cited was insignificantly small, and we all could have had a good laugh.

See what you spoiled?

You act likes its a dead emulation

Yes. That's exactly what I did. Glad you got it.

Load BitchX or irssi

I had to google those to even find out what they are. Turns out they're pitifully obsolete and user-hostile chat programs. Anybody who wants to use one of them should use Snak instead. Problem solved.

(Actually, anybody who wants to use one of them should take a long, hard look into his soul and ask himself why he wants to use this "IRC" thing at all. But that's a whole 'nother discussion.)

Re:ZTerm

[capmilk]

The only problem is ZTerm doesn't support ssh or telnet.

Why not wire your G5 to a machine that does? If you're serious about that ANSI thing, a missing serial port won't stop you, will it? ;-)

Re:I would ++love++ to see bash do this...

[anothy]

i'd love to see bash do it, too.

it would make convincing folks that it's a bloated, hideous, twisted vision of a shell that much easier. i think we should compile in a full text editor, too. oh, wait, that's already there. twice! we'll have to just put screen(1) in, too!

yeah, karma to burn. ;-)

Re:Quick Search

[Pope]

I don't use OS X (although I intend to soon when I buy a new PC)

Hey, good luck with that :)

Re:iTerm (International Terminal Emulator) for OS

[valkraider]

Tolerance is an important thing in life, my friend. Learn it, or you'll have some serious problems.

Isn't this like driving 75 in a school zone to catch someone and yell at them for speeding...

Tolerance [reference.com] does not include calling people "ignorant fucktards" and your comment probably just reinforced the whole reason why the first poster believes all people who use IRC and ANSI BBSs to be freaks in the first place.

But my G5 *did* come with a buggy whip holder, they threw it in for free because the damn thing was backordered for 8 months... ;)

Re:Quick Search

[SlamMan]

Let us know when it finished booting.