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Article #2211Re: AnswerBack Option on VT Terminals
From: j_prigot
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 20:10
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 1990 20:10
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In article <1990Oct10.031153.1846@uoft02.utoledo.edu>, grx0644@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes: > I don't read this new group often, so if anyone can help me out, I'd be > greatful responces directly to me. Here's the problem/question: > > On most vt termials, there are options that tell the host mainframe (in > this case, a VMS system). When the vms system executes a inquire command, the > terminal reponds with the type of vt it is. Now I have noticed that most vt > terminals (including my vt 1.02 emulator) has an option called answerback and > it accepts a text string for its setting. I am interested in the codes that one > might send to invoke the terminal to transmit this string, defined in the > answerback. Does anyone have any ideas?? > > Thanks, > > Tony The character that causes the answerback string to be sent is the ENQ (\005 or ^E) character. This has been around since the days of teletypes (tm). -- Jonathan M. Prigot j_prigot@wrglex or ...!drilex!wrglex!j_prigot
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!lpi.liant.com!drilex!wrglex!j_prigot From: j_prigot@wrglex.uucp Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: AnswerBack Option on VT Terminals Message-ID: <63.2715eaf7@wrglex.uucp> Date: 12 Oct 90 20:10:31 GMT References: <1990Oct10.031153.1846@uoft02.utoledo.edu> Organization: W.R. Grace & Co., Lexington, MA Lines: 21