Xref: utzoo comp.sys.att:8171 unix-pc.general:4219 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!uwvax!umn-d-ub!umn-cs!nis!quad!dts From: dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general Subject: Wyse 50+ as a 3b1 terminal Message-ID: <363@quad.uucp> Date: 30 Nov 89 08:07:13 GMT References: <3311@convex.UUCP> <24425@cup.portal.com> <581@limbic.UUCP> <1989Nov28.002800.12838@hybrid.UUCP> Reply-To: dts@quad.uucp (David T. Sandberg) Organization: Quadric Systems, Richfield MN Lines: 30 In article <1989Nov28.002800.12838@hybrid.UUCP> mdapoz@hybrid.UUCP (Mark Dapoz) writes: >I use a Wyse 50+ as a terminal on my 3B1 and I run it at 19.2K baud (anyone >know how to get 38.4K baud out of the serial ports?). This statement brings up an unrelated question on my part. From the above, it appears that at least one other person has used a Wyse 50+ as a terminal on the Unix PC. Has anyone else encountered problems with curses-using software not handling the magic cookie glitch properly (that is, not accounting for space-taking attribute bytes when using reverse video, etc)? Basically every highlighted block gets shifted over one to the right. Blech. I have had no success in getting either Elm 2.2 (with the highlighted bar option set) or several of my own curses applications to behave on the Wyse 50 when connected to my 3b1, although they all work flawlessly on Wyse 50s connected to other systems. Yes, I've played with the terminfo definitions to my heart's content, and doublechecked them time and time again against those of the other systems where the same code works fine with these terminals. Yes, I've left space on the sides of the blocks for curses to plunk the attribute bytes into. My current suspicion is that the Unix PC curses (this is 3.51 with Fixdisk #1, by the way) simply ignores the setting of xmc. Anyone else have any experience with this, positive or negative? If I'm suffering from brain damage, I'd certainly like to know now, while there's still time for a lobotomy. I can reconstruct a minimal test program, if needed. -- David Sandberg dts@quad.uucp or ..uunet!rosevax!sialis!quad!dts Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com