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From: wampler@unmvax.UUCP (Bruce Wampler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: vt52 on ST520 (TERMCAP, windows)
Message-ID: <1081@unmvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-May-86 11:05:43 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 29 11:05:43 1986
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Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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> 
>  We have a 520ST but can't get it to quite work with vi under vt52. 

	I use my ST all the time, but...  The ST has MORE capability
than the basic VT-52, but there is only ONE critical difference.
Copy the VT52 termcap entry, rename it to atarist or something,
and change the entry li:24 to li:25.  Then everything works fine.
The ST has 25 lines and not 24.  This messes up scrolling at the bottom
(the editor moves the cursor to the bottom line, then issues linefeeds
to scroll the screen up.  If it thinks the bottom line is 24, linefeeds
will simply move to line 25 on the ST and not do the expected scrolling.)
There have been plenty of other postings of ST termcap entries, but
I thought maybe an explanation of just what the problem is would help
in case you don't get the exact detail now, you can reconstruct the problem
later.

	By the way, we are experimenting with STs here as terminal
replacements.  We will either develop custom window software, or
adapt the ST to work with X windows.  The ST in 40 or 50 line mode
has the potential for a GREAT multi-window terminal for Unix.  We
will post the code when it is done, or would like to hear from anyone
who is doing something similar to avoid duplicate work.
--
Dr. Bruce E. Wampler
University of New Mexico
Department of Computer Science
Albuquerque, NM 87131

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