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Wyse50/60 problems with nn

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From: Admin
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1990 20:30
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We have just installed nn on our Sequent Balance 8000 running
Dynix 3.0.  Everything appears to work fine on networked computer
with vt100 emulations, dialup with vt100, and a wyse 60 running
under vt100 emulation.  Unfortunately most of our users work with
Wyse50 or 60 terminals.  The news is displayed correctly but when
the user trys to execute a command using the : nothing happens.  For
example, to post the user is to type ':post[rtn]'.  The cursor just
sits there and winks.  

Obvious problem is the termcap.  I have spend the past 5 hours
comparing a termcap that works with nn but is an abomination in vi
to our termcap which has been working for several years.  If the
following lines are added to the termcap

	:ae=\EcD:as=\EcE:\
	:kb=^?:kd=^N:kl=^B:kr=^F:ku=^P:\
	:ke=\E~2:ks=\E~3:\

the cursor keys, home key generate various letters but don't move
where I want them to go. According to the Wyse manual, these
sequences manipulate the application mode of the terminal turning on
and off the keypad.  I have painfully eliminated the various other
parts of the termcap(s) as culprits.  

I want to use nn but I use vi far more frequently and paid money for
cursor keys 8-).  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  E-mail is
preferred.

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Harold L. Trammel	hlt@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu 
IAPIC-CVM
Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Subject: Wyse50/60 problems with nn
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