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From: jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: IBM mainframes and VT100's
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Date: 31 Oct 90 16:43:43 GMT
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In article <0093EFD9.9BCCD320@MAPLE.CIRCA.UFL.EDU> sirotto@oak.circa.ufl.edu (Mike Cerrato) writes:
>called TN3270 which is supposed to tell the IBM what codes to send and what
>keys to use so I can emulate a 3270 terminal.  The problem is the IBM says it
>has no keymap for a VT100 and when the screen fills with information the IBM

RTFM!  tn3270, NOT IBM, is checking your TERM environment variable against
the list of terminals it knows about.  This list is in map3270.  In my
version the vt100 IS listed.  If indeed the map3270 file is missing or
defective, you'll need to find your Unix sysadmin, or build your own version.

--James
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