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From: greg@hoss.unl.edu (Lig Lury Jr.)
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Subject: Re: ProTerm bashing
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Date: 26 Jan 91 01:44:28 GMT
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... platkus@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Shawn W Platkus) writes:

>I have GSOS 5.0.4, and I use ProTERM 2.2 all the time.  Yes, I launch
>Proterm from the Finder.  I never have any problems with proterm crashing,
>losing char, or vt100 emulation problems.  I remember reading an article
>here about ProTERM losing char in the scroolback buffer, and something about
>an inverted on flashing at the top.  Well, I know what you're talking about.
>This happens when you use ProTERM with the status bar option ON and vt100
>emulation.  Basically, vt100 uses that top line on the display where the 
>status bar is.  You should ALWAYS CHOOSE STATUS BAR OFF when doing vt100
>emulation, and this problem won't happen.

Er, I know that happens, but that is not the problem being discussed.  Go
in vt100, status bar off, and do an ASCII send that causes the screen to
scroll.  THEN you will see what we're talking about there.

It is a bit silly that one can use vt100 with status bar on, when that
combination doesn't work.

>	Also, I think we've heard enough proterm bashing.  All I have heard
>So far is that Proterm crashes or looses too many char and sucks etc. etc.
>Well, either quit this bickering or give some somewhat reproduceable instances
>where ProTERM crashes or doesn't perform correctly.  If I can reproduce 
>the problems your having, maybe I could help correct the situation!

The above situation should be simple enough.  I may have my gripes about
bugs, but it is still my preferred program, because what I have problems
with is in situations where it doesn't really matter that much to me.

>Platkus

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