Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!cbnewsd!mellman
From: mellman@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (thomas.mellman)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: hp2621 terminal "die" key?
Keywords: termcap? trash terminal?
Message-ID: <3239@cbnewsd.ATT.COM>
Date: 20 Nov 89 18:14:28 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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I have a hp2621b terminal at home, and I find that when I hit certain
key sequences (like the function keys), my terminal completely dies.
From that point on, nothing is sent out the modem - until I do a
shift/cntl/break to reset the terminal.

I think the kill character is cntl-R, but I'm not sure.  Does anybody
know if this "kill-key" is a wonderful feature that I just don't
understand, or simply the mark of a poor and/or buggy design?  Is
there a way to bring it back to life (and save my work?).


Thomas Mellman

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