Oh, yeah - much different! Thanks!
Not what I expected from reading the sketch comments, though.
Apparently, all these responses are coming from library functions, as they are clearly not in the main line code.
After a lot of startup text that I can't really tell if it's good or not, it enters a loop, "checking for link build up":
Enter any key to begin
Enter any key to begin
Starting
start at mode
next
wait for a
clear buffer
+ok
+ok
echo off
AT+E
+ok
AT+E
+ok
Check Link
+ok=2WIRE749(C0:83:A:A2:22:9)
OUT
+ok=2WIRE749(C0:83:A:A2:22:9)
+ok
+ok
AT+ENTM
+ok
AT+ENTM
+ok
exit at mode
+ok=2WIRE749(C0:83:A:A2:22:9)
Connected to wifi!
Connect
start at mode
next
wait for a
clear buffer
+ok
+ok
echo off
AT+E
+ok
AT+E
+ok
send client settings
+ok
+ok=TCP,Server,8899,10.10.100.254
+ok
+ok
Checking for link build up
+ok=off
Re-checking for link build up
+ok=off
+ok=off
Re-checking for link build up
+ok=off
+ok=off
Re-checking for link build up
+ok=off
+ok=off
<and infinite loop...>