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From: bcw@rti.UUCP (Bruce Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: Terminal Emulation Software wanted for DEC Rainbow
Summary: Rainbow terminal emulation
Message-ID: <3053@rti.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jun 89 02:07:36 GMT
References: <5509@misadel.oz>
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
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In article <5509@misadel.oz>, jeremy@misadel.oz (Jeremy Begg) writes:
> Is there a terminal emulation program for the Rainbow which allows it to
> function as a VT200- or VT300-series terminal?  Any help would be much
> appreciated.

LCTERM is a pretty decent terminal emulation program for the DEC Rainbow.
The most recent version of the program is a commercial product (I think
it also runs on the IBM-PC), but some of the earlier versions were freeware
(technically not public domain because the author retained the copyright
but granted permission to copy provided no money changed hands).

It allows the use of the full keyboard (unlike the builtin terminal
emulation software).  It does not however -quite- emulate a VT220 - some
of the escape sequences for the 220 are not emulated properly.  It looks
sort of like a VT102 with an LK201 keyboard - which VMS is quite happy
with by the way.  In most practical usage you wouldn't notice that it
isn't quite a correct VT220/VT320 emulation - only if you do a lot of
terminal escape sequence hacking.

LCTERM supports KERMIT and XMODEM file transfer protocols as well.

There is also a KERMIT for the Rainbow but I haven't tried the latest
version - some of the earlier versions of KERMIT for the Rainbow were
pretty weak and although the latest version is supposed to be better I
just haven't had time to download it and see how well it worked.

The last address I have for LCTERM is:

	Larry Campbell
	73 Concord St
	Maynard, MA 01754

It's old and probably out of date ... I may be able to transmit a copy
of the latest free version of LCTERM if you can't get it any other way.

Bruce C. Wright