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From: martin@mwtech.UUCP (Martin Weitzel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: multi screen feature on ascii terminals (was Re: Coupla questions)
Message-ID: <465@mwtech.UUCP>
Date: 10 Nov 89 11:09:29 GMT
References: <1989Oct31.161007.25286@rpi.edu> <300002@hpspcoi.HP.COM> <2241@promark.UUCP>
Reply-To: martin@mwtech.UUCP (Martin Weitzel)
Organization: MIKROS Systemware, Darmstadt/W-Germany
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In article <2241@promark.UUCP> mark@promark.UUCP (Mark J. DeFilippis) writes:
[stuff deleted]
>.......... They do the screen retention onboard (Up to 8 per terminal on
>their 8 port board).

I don't see how this might work without the board knowing about *all*
the special escape and control sequences, of *any* terminal *ever*
connected to this port. Can you - or anybody else - explain?