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From: palmer@oodis01.ARPA (Jim Palmer)
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Subject: Re: TEKKermit works on Hercules (and maybe on EGA, Olivetti).
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Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 12:39:02 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  9 12:39:02 1987
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Keywords: kermit tek tektronix emulation
Summary: clarification, it does work, kind'a

I think I need to clarify my earlier comments:  

MSTIBT.EXE _will run_ on an IBM or clone. What I was trying to say was; that 
from my limited experience (an afternoon's use of it) _my opinion_ is that it
isn't a true TEK emulator, rather that it runs as a VT102 and jumps into
"TEK-mode" for graphics.  The documentation files are for the previous MS-DOS
version of KERMIT and I shouldn't have quoted the part about TEK-whatever only
applying to TI and Victor computers.  Here is a dump of the actual settings:

Kermit-MS>set terminal ? one of the following:
  terminal types of:  None, Heath-19, VT52, or VT102   
  Newline-mode    Cursor-style        Character-set (US UK)
  Keyclick        Margin-bell         Screen-background   
  Tabstops        Wrap (long lines)   Color (fore & background) 
  Graphics                                                     
Kermit-MS>set terminal graphics ?                             
One of: CGA, EGA, Hercules, Olivetti

The first thing I noticed was that SET TERMINAL TEK40?? was not an option.
I used SET TERMINAL GRAPHICS EGA and connected as a TEK4015 to our UNIX
based Pyramid and tried to do graphics. It seemed identical to a VT102
terminal, but with 43 lines (as in EGA mode).  The program seemed to have
difficulty deciding where to begin a screen.  Now, either I failed to do 
the trick with the escape codes to enter TEK-Mode, or the package really 
isn't a true TEK emulator, or possibly the Pyramid was at fault (but since 
some of it's terminals ARE Tek 41XX and 40XX terminals, I doubt it.)  I should
have also stated that I was running MSTIBT on a Zenith 248 AT _compatible_,
which isn't really an IBM _hardware clone_.  That may have been part of the
trouble I experienced.

What I _expected_ was what Kevin Lowey called terminal emulation:

>Hi,
>  The above four files are documentation and program files for MSTIBT,
>Kermit version 2.29 with Tektronics 40xx terminal emulation.  
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What I _got_ was VT102 emulation with a limited (as far as I could see after
using it for a day) ability to do 43 line EGA graphics.  This is NOT (in my
opinion ;-) a Tektronix 40XX emulator!  It does run.  It does a bangup job as 
a VT102 emulator, and it does do _something_ with an EGA card.

I apologize if I confused anyone.

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