--- VT52 keypads ---

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2 total messages Started by nep.pgelhausen Tue, 15 Apr 1986 04:09

#396

Author: nep.pgelhausen
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1986 04:09

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When the discussion about the lack of
vt52 keypad sequences on the ST first
came up, the Atari reps replied that
there WAS no vt52 keypad.  I sent one
of them transcriptions of the appro-
priate pages from the vt-100 & DEC EDT
manuals, explaining both the codes 
produced and the physical layout of the
vt52 keypad.  I presume they never 
have seen a real, live, vt52 (I know
I havn't).  I don't know if the Heath-19
(a vt52 workalike, w/ the addition of
an insert/delete line code) has a keypad.
perhaps that is what they were working
from.  Anyway.... Atari has had the info
passed to them & are aware that they
left something (well, not really VITAL)
out of their vt52 emulation.  Whether
they are going to do something about it
is still unknown.  The only reply I 
recieved is an acknowledgement of my
message, with no real info about whether
any action would be taken in future 
ROMS.  

		-Richard Hartman
		nep.pgelhausen@ames-vmsb
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Re: --- VT52 keypads ---

#412

Author: Tainter
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1986 16:55

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> When the discussion about the lack of
> vt52 keypad sequences on the ST first
> came up, the Atari reps replied that
> there WAS no vt52 keypad.  I sent one
> of them transcriptions of the appro-
> priate pages from the vt-100 & DEC EDT
> manuals, explaining both the codes 
> produced and the physical layout of the
> vt52 keypad.  I presume they never 
> have seen a real, live, vt52 (I know
> I havn't).
> 		-Richard Hartman
> 		nep.pgelhausen@ames-vmsb
I have worked with real honest to gott vt52 terminals and they do have a keypad.
In fact, the best editor for RSTS (Really Silly Timesharing System) is KED.
KED stands for Keypad Editor for you fortunates who never used this system.
--j.a.tainter

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