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Re: Unix support for Tandem terminals?

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From: Jan Mikkelsen
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1991 17:24
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In article <10868@idunno.Princeton.EDU> rlwald@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Robert L. Wald) writes:
>
>  Does anyone know if unix will support Tandem 6526bcx terminals. I
>think that they are RS-232, but I'm told they have some weird
>things about them. 386 unix systems to be specific, but it shoudn't
>matter. Thanks
>
>-Rob

Only if they do async, rather than blocked async.  You can probably
check this by trying to set the terminal to ANSI mode, rather than
BLOCK or CONVERSATIONAL.

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Jan Mikkelsen
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From: janm@dramba.neis.oz (Jan Mikkelsen)
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Subject: Re: Unix support for Tandem terminals?
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Date: 22 Jun 91 17:24:01 GMT
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