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From: C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Term program needed
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Date: 31 Jan 91 18:42:50 GMT
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          David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) said:
>...
>else fails, ESC . (esc-period) seems to work fairly well.  Haven't
>got an answer for the reset key, but I don't think you'll need it.
>The IBM3270 on my desk has one, but if I log into the same account
>with Handshake it is never needed.   I believe the terminal lockout
>(and thus the need to reset it) is not supported by Handshake, since
>after all, it's VT102 emulation, not IBM3270.

The RESET key is good for getting control of your cursor after some sinister
invisible line noise causes the terminal emulation to lock up.  Also, if you
get some more sinister, but also visible, line noise in the form of trash
characters on the screen, you can use the CLEAR key.  Both of these keys are
accessible in Handshake 2.12a as the following:

    RESET   ==   Control-Q
    CLEAR   ==   Control-G    (this may actually be CLEAR+RESET)

On a CMS host, you often need to respond the words 'MORE...' or 'HOLDING'.
The Enter key on the numeric keypad performs a CLEAR and NEXT SCREEN, while
the minus sign ( '-' ) performs a NEXT SCREEN.

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