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From: rees@pisa.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: TERM Variable at 10.3
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Date: 6 Feb 91 18:08:47 GMT
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In article <4fa32e87.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>, pato@apollo.HP.COM (Joe Pato) writes:

  The TERM variable is controlled by the entry in the /etc/ttys file.  If
  you look at this file you will probably find that the "term" entry for the
  display is set to "apollo".  This is the default setting we send out with
  every machine.  You should edit this entry to correspond to the display
  type attached to the machine.

I've never changed /etc/ttys, and mine lists the display type as 'apollo'. 
But when I log in my TERM is set to the display type that I have.  This is
done in the pm at process creation time.  But if you have a display type
that was invented after April 7, 1987, your TERM will just be "apollo."

I happen to think this is reasonable, although it could be better
documented.