Commstar was a ROM based communication software written by [[HoneySoft]] that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal named HoneyTerm for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]] named [[HoneyView]].
Commstar was originally available for the BBC Micro before it was ported to the Z80 for the CPC.
RSX Commands:
|COMMSTAR, |CS,|HONEYTERM, |HONEYVIEW, |HT,|HV,|COPEN,|CCLOSE,|CSTATUS,|CGET,|CPUT, |CS.ID, |CERROR, |CREPORT, |CTIMEOUT,|CBREAK,|CPRINT
[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/8/87/RS232_(Pace)_Manual.pdf Manual]
== Alternative software ==
* [[Ansiterm]] - a fast AMSDOS utility (also known as ANSI.ARC)
* [[Charley's Comms ROM]] - sideways ROM capable of 4800 baud terminal emulation
* [[Cage Comms ROM]]
* [[ZMP]] - ZModem file transfer under CP/M