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From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: What's wrong with flow control?
Message-ID: <502@brl-sem.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 4-Dec-86 19:05:49 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-sem.502
Posted: Thu Dec  4 19:05:49 1986
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In article <1132@pyramid.UUCP>, csg@pyramid.UUCP (Carl S. Gutekunst) writes:
> There was an alternative that never really caught on: ENQ/ACK handshake, where
> it was the responsibility of the host to send an ENQ every 'n' characters, and
> wait for the terminal to send an ACK. 
> 
> Of course, I'll bet that Gnumacs is already doing something special with ENQ
> <CTRL-E> and ACK <CTRL-F>....
> 
Some terminals, TELETYPES probably starting this have ENQ labled as
"WRU" (who are you) because when sent this sequence they send their
"here is" or answerback sequence.  VT100's support this as well, the
message is set by doing "A" in the setup menu rather than snapping
nubs off a drum and you can press ctrl-break instead of here-is.

I always thought that setting the answer back to "HERE IS" was cute.

-Ron