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Article #1939Re: Termcap file for MacTerminal's VT100
From: edmoy
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1985 21:45
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1985 21:45
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In article <921@sdcsla.UUCP> norman@sdcsla.UUCP (Donald A. Norman) writes:
>MacTerminal seems to require the vt100 termcap setting when being used on a
>UNIX vax (4.2BSD). Our termcap file for the VT100 has neither line insert
>nor line delete. Presumably MacTerminal's software is
>capable of such operations. Is there a termcap file around for
>MacTerminal that supports these (or other features)?
>
>Without it, it makes editing on a UNIX system under vi more painful than
>necessary.
>
> Donald A. Norman
> Institute for Cognitive Science C-015
> University of California, San Diego
> La Jolla, California 92093
> UNIX: {ucbvax,decvax}!sdcsvax!sdcsla!norman
> ARPA: norman@nprdc CSNET: norman%nprdc.arpa@csnet-relay
In my own experience with MacTerminal termcap entries, I have yet to find one
that works at 9600 baud, which is what I use at work. Many do work at 1200
baud, but the standard VT-100 termcap works at all baud rates. For
simplicity, I just use the VT-100 one.
Edward Moy
Academic Computing Services
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720
edmoy@ucbopal.APRA
ucbvax!ucbopal!edmoy
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbopal-1.9 BSD 4.2; site ucbopal.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!amd!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!ucbopal!edmoy From: edmoy@ucbopal.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Termcap file for MacTerminal's VT100 Message-ID: <251@ucbopal.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Sun, 30-Jun-85 17:45:56 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbopal.251 Posted: Sun Jun 30 17:45:56 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:29:48 EDT References: <921@sdcsla.UUCP> Reply-To: edmoy@ucbopal.UUCP () Distribution: net Organization: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley CA USA Lines: 29