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From: jimb@faatcrl.UUCP (Jim Burwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JR-Comm VT100 emulation
Message-ID: <647@faatcrl.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 90 09:14:43 GMT
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thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) writes:

>dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) in <600@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> writes:

>	I am running JR-Comm, V1.01 (unregistered) to acess the school's Un*x
>	box.  Upon login, I tell the computer I have a VT100.  This works fine
>	for more and rn.  It does not work well for GnuEmacs :(.

[ stuff deleted ]

>Sigh.  Don't people read previous postings?  Almost NO terminal emulator for
>ANY computer will properly emulate a VT100 (as tested using vttest).  The one
>I use on the Amiga is Handshake which works PERFECTLY with GNU EMACS, EMACS on
>a DEC-20, VAX/VMS' SMG screen applications, etc etc.

Hmm...  I installed Vttest on our system here so that Jack could fix his
Vt-100 emulation bugs.  He did so a while ago, and it passes the test,
except for 132 column mode which he says is "not worth implementing" (or
something to that effect).  I've run the test several times myself, and it
passes.  I've never had 1.01 screw up under GNU Emacs myself, although I
don't use it a whole lot (just when I'm forced to by a mail program or
something, or for dired).  There ARE a few corrections Jack has made 
since 1.01 though.  It should be perfect next revision.

C'ya,
Jim
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