ArpTelnet is a terminal application somewhat similar to Be's own Terminal program. The ArpTelnet application itself comes with an emulator add-on from VT220, VT100, VT52, and XTerm style emulators; other types of emulators can also be added through a plug-in architecture. It also includes a built-in TELNET client. By doing so, the TELNET application works better with the terminal. For example, it correctly communicates to the host machine which terminal emulations are available and informs the terminal when TELNET sessions are starting and stopping. In addition, it is easy to make shortcuts that automatically start up ArpTelnet and connect to a host.
Our Review: This program acts as both a terminal, and as a Telnet client. ArpTelnet includes facilities to emulate common terminals, and additional emulators can be installed. ArpTelnet is fully integrated with the BeOS shell.