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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: Re: VT100 emulation
Message-ID: <306@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-May-86 01:57:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.306
Posted: Thu May 29 01:57:52 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 31-May-86 05:06:14 EDT
References: <3242@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <3242@decwrl.DEC.COM> goodenough@vogon.enet.UUCP writes:
>
>Secondly on VT100 emulation: yes, the lack of escape sequences for insert
>and delete character is a drawback.  The VT200-series terminals provide this,
>plus other goodies, so maybe this is the direction future emulators will take.
>
>Jeff.

The Commodore 1670 Modem includes a VT100 emulator that supports the keypad
and works with EDT and similar VMS editors.  Most software VT100 emulators
actually include the VT132 insert/delete line escape sequencs.  Perhaps you
could ask someone at DEC why they consider these 'advanced features' 8-)
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