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From: aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Sriram Ramkrishna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: VLT problem
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Date: 7 Mar 91 13:16:31 GMT
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In <5307@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> cs441215@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs441215) writes:


>Does anyone know why, when I move around the screen in Emacs on the school
>ultrix system with the left and right curser keys, random characters
>disappear behind the curser?  This never happened with JRcomm or Handshake.
>Do I have something set wrong, or am I going to have to undelete handshake?

This occurs because of incomplete VT100 emulation, OR it could also mean that
you have destructive backspace.  Actually I'm not really sure about the 
backspace.  My experience was always that the emulation was at fault.  Testing
vt100 on a UNIX system using VI is the best method for testing complete
VT100 emulation...anyways, I am sure someone will eventually post a more
correct answer than mine.  Cheers!

	Sri   (aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu)