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From: herdeg@tallis.dec.com
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Subject: Re: RedRyder 9.2 Term Emulation Problem
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Date: Mon, 28-Jul-86 23:00:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 28 23:00:30 1986
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>9600 BPS line. I first noticed a problem when using TOPS20 EMACS:
>When displaying screens of text, all the text comes out indented to
>about the middle of the screen. I also noticed this problem at 4800
>BPS. The next day, I discovered it at 1200, so it can't be just a
>problem with the high speed. 
...
>I suspect this is an idiosyncrasy between TOPS20 EMACS and RedRyder.
>Could someone else try this out (there aren't a whole lot of DEC-20s
>around these days) and see if they have the same problem? It's
...

I can verify that I've observed the same thing.  Red Ryder now emulates a
VT100 perfectly for everything I've tried except TOPS-20 EMACS.  I've
observed the same behavior--lines with strange indentions at the middle
or even far right of the screen.  I assumed it was some kind of strange
optimization using one of the advanced VT100 cursor control functions
which Red Ryder doesn't emulate exactly right.  I usually just use VT52
emulation when I'm running emacs on TOPS-20.

You can communicate with Scott Watson on Genie.  You get a free account
when you send in your Red Ryder registration, and then it's only  $5.00
per hour evenings and weekends.  The latest versions of RR can also be
downloaded from there.

Mark Herdeg