== Alternative software ==
The limitations of the [[Commstar ]] software, and the desire to use more recently developed file transfer protocols (such as [[XModem]]-1k, [[YModem]] and [[ZModem]]) meant that many users chose to use their Amstrad serial interface with third-party software. This included:
* [[Ansiterm]] - a fast AMSDOS utility (also known as ANSI.ARC)