| Feature |
AGWPE |
PE Pro |
| Cost |
Free |
us $49 after 30 day trial period |
| Runs under Windows
98/ME/2000/XP/Vista |
√ |
√ |
| Works with most TNCs and radio
modems |
√ |
√ |
| Allows a packet program to
connect to multiple TNCs |
√ |
√ |
| Allows a TNC to connect to
multiple packet programs |
√ |
√ |
|
Automatic adjustment of TNC settings such as MaxFrame,
Retries, SlotTime/Persist. |
√ |
√ |
| Manual
control of TNC settings such as MaxFrame, Retries, SlotTime/Persist. |
√ |
√ |
| Can automatically start client
packet programs |
√ |
√ |
| Client programs can connect
over LAN or internet |
√ |
√ |
| More efficient CPU usage |
no |
√ |
| Embedded monitoring of received packets |
no (must use AGWMonitor) |
√ |
| TNC/sound card configuration
wizard |
no |
√ |
| Share your packet station with others
(Radio Port Sharing) |
no |
√ |
| Improved visual interface and
navigation |
no |
√ |
| Optional Windows XP/Vista
visual theme |
no |
√ |
| More comprehensive 'Help'
files |
no |
√ |
| Program may be updated from
time to time |
not likely |
√ |
| Automatic update feature |
no |
√ |
| TCP/IP over radio feature (for
sending and receiving email by packet) |
$28 option |
included |
Support for other older
devices:
* Baycom serial port dummy modem
* Picpar & BP96 9600b parallel port modem
* OE5DXL 9600b serial port modem
* DRSI ISA cards: all models
* USCC ISA cards: all models
* PetScc ISA card
* OSCC ISA card |
Win 98 or
Win ME only
(no XP or Vista) |
Win 98 or
Win ME |
| BayCom/BayPac modems
in Windows XP/Vista, but only if
computer has legacy serial ports, i.e. non-ACPI
compliant serial ports |
no |
√ |
| YAM modems in Windows XP/Vista |
no |
√ |
| Sound
Card Packet Features: |
|
|
| Sound card
can be used to emulate one or two TNCs/modems |
√ |
√ |
|
Works with most recent-vintage sound cards or integrated sound
chips |
√ |
√ |
|
Works with USB sound cards including SignaLink© USB |
√ |
√ |
| "On Air"
baud rates of 300 (FSK), 1200 and 2400 (AFSK), and 9600 (FSK) |
√ |
√ |
| Works
with supplemental sound cards, i.e. cards other than the
default computer card/chip |
√ |
√ |
| 300 baud: KAM-style (1600/1800) pair tones |
√ |
√ |
| 300 baud: PK-232
(2110/2310) pair tones |
no |
√ |
| Improved digital signal processing
algorithm |
no |
√ |
| Sound card
PTT (transmit) control by serial port
(COM) |
√ |
√ |
| Sound card
PTT (transmit) control by printer port (LPT)
in Windows 98/ME |
√ |
√ |
|
Sound card PTT (transmit) control by
printer port (LPT) in Windows
XP/Vista |
no |
√ |
| sound card
timing 'Equalization' adjustment for better sound card
performance |
no |
√ |
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Sound Card
Packet