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Re: Terminfo databases free?

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From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:02
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In article <C1CCHp.4MF@rex.uokhsc.edu> benjamin-goldsteen@uokhsc.edu writes:
>      One thing in particular I need to resolve is that our
>Data General AViiON defines el1=\E[1K for vt100.  Our other
>UNIX's don't.  The thing is, when this is defined like that,
>this editor Joe doesn't work.  

Not surprising since the VT100 does not have a "clear to BOL"
capability (termcap "cb" = terminfo "el1").  You should translate
the VT100 termcap I have posted from time to time into terminfo
and use that instead.
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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Terminfo databases free?
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Date: 25 Jan 93 15:02:59 GMT
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