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In <3l0ctq$gn6@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>, jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman) writes:
>Due to popular demand in by early Beta testers the Rollback handling has
>been significantly altered as of Beta.04.  A description of the changes
>is listed below.  All users are urged to test the new Rollback modes and
>return feedback to kermit@columbia.edu.
>
>C-Kermit 5a(191) Betas may be retrieved via anonymous ftp from
>
>	kermit.columbia.edu  /kermit/os2test/cko191.zip
>
>Or from the Web at
>
>	http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/cko191.html
>
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>C-Kermit 5a(190) and earlier had a command SET TERMINAL ROLL { ON, OFF }.
>This command was named after ability to have the terminal screen continue
>to roll from the end of the buffer when new data was received.
>
>As changes to the terminal emulator have been made this functionality has
>appeared to be a bit outdated.  What was once a nice way of preventing the
>screen from jumping to the end of the buffer while looking at something
>from the past has itself become a serious nuisance.
>
>Therefore, effective Beta.04 SET TERMINAL ROLL has been replaced by
>SET TERMINAL ROLL-MODE { INSERT, OVERWRITE }.
>
>In 5a(191) this is nothing that prevents you from interacting with the host
>while viewing the scrollback buffer.  The only question is where do you
>want new data from the host to be placed.  In INSERT mode, the data will be
>placed at the end of the buffer just as if you weren't viewing the scrollback
>buffer at all.
>
>In OVERWRITE mode, the data will overwrite the current screen of the
>scrollback buffer.  Just like the old SET TERMINAL ROLL OFF used to do.
>
>In fact, ROLL OFF maps directly to ROLL-MODE OVERWRITE and ROLL ON maps
>to ROLL-MODE INSERT.
>
>The new default setting is ROLL-MODE INSERT instead of ROLL OFF.
>
>Jeffrey Altman * PO Box 220415 * Great Neck, NY * 11022-0415 * (516) 466-5495
>"C-Kermit: available on more platforms than any other communications software."
>"Kermit FTP: sending files whenever and wherever they are needed."
>  OS/2 version 5A(190): ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/archives/cko190.zip

I tried.  VT220 didn't work properly.  It is amazing that such a popular emulation
has a bug.