Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!samsung!sdd.hp.com!usc!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!uokmax!servalan!epmooch!ben From: ben@epmooch.UUCP (Rev. Ben A. Mesander) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Subject: Re: SWM seeks Terminal Program for Lasting Relationship Message-ID: Date: 22 Jan 91 10:12:52 GMT References: Lines: 27 >In article jwz@lucid.com (Jamie Zawinski) writes: >What I want in a terminal program: > >o the ability to display 132x48 characters on a standard monitor >o the ability to use 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, even parity (you'd be > surprised how many so-called terminal programs can't do this...) >o a good scripting language >o vt100 emulation (or any terminal able to display inverse-video > characters) (that is, not vt52) >o correct operation at both 1200 and 9600 baud I've tried everything above except 9600 baud with Handshake 212A (Shareware), and it's worked fine, with one minor hitch. If my CPU is extremely busy while handshake is dialing, it will lock up, and I have to re-boot. But I mean *really* busy, like a C compile, and a news expire going on at the same time. I think this is due in large part to the fact that I have a non-DMA hard-drive interface. I know what you mean by terminal programs being unable to do anything but 8,n,1 protocol - I have to use 7 bits, mark parity, one stop, and a lot of "terminal emulators" don't do it properly. -- | ben@epmooch.UUCP (Ben Mesander) | "Cash is more important than | | ben%servalan.UUCP@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu | your mother." - Al Shugart, | | !chinet!uokmax!servalan!epmooch!ben | CEO, Seagate Technologies |