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From: otto@fsu1.cc.fsu.edu (John Otto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cdc
Subject: Re: WYSE Terminal Emulation
Message-ID: <1991May11.191044.5594@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Date: 11 May 91 23:27:20 GMT
References: <12J+85D@cs.widener.edu>
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In article <12J+85D@cs.widener.edu>, poulson@cs.widener.edu (Joshua Poulson) writes...
>I'm looking for a solution to a wierd problem I'm having.  (I have a
>call in with CDC Support on this). 
> 
>Whenever a user with a WYSE 50 terminal logs into our Cyber (running
>L750AB NOS/VE) at the end of the user prolog a set of strange and
>unusual characters are sent to the terminal.  On normal terminals, for
>example PC_Connect_20's, these characters are not seen and probably set
>up some features on the terminal.  On WYSE 50's this causes the terminal
>to have a soft lockup.  (It can be removed by resetting the terminal
>without losing the connection).
> 
>It's annoying.
> 
>I checked through $SYSTEM.PROLOGS_AND_EPILOGS.SYSTEM_PROLOG as well as
>the users' prologs and could find no source for these characters.  I'd
>love to disable them.
> 
>Has anyone else maneuvered around this problem or have any pointers for
>me?    
> 
>Thanks a lot for your help.
> 
>Later,
>-- 
>Joshua R. Poulson                          [Joshua.R.Poulson@cyber.Widener.EDU]
>"I speak only for myself, okay?"           [poulson@cs.Widener.EDU]
>"It is better to play the game and lose than it is to argue about the
>instructions." (Me, 1991)

We've seen control-X control-Y as a prefix to the log in "Welcome to..." 
message.  It does a reset of the Wyse terminal.  So far, I've found no 
solution, nor received a response from inquiries to our sys group. Please, 
let me know if you find a solution... 
   John G. Otto   jgo@fsu.bitnet   jgo@rai.cc.fsu.edu  fsu1::otto