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From: halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: RE: VT100 Emulation
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Date: 9 Jan 88 03:36:19 GMT
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Softerm II does indeed emulate a VT100 (I'm using it to do so now), but the 
emulation seem to extend only thru function key PF4. Procedures are listed to 
produce PF5 thru PF12, but on my ][e, at least, the present version of 
Softerm II (v2.53) doesn't produce them. It does, however, allow working in 
full screen XEDIT mode on an IBM mainframe. Softerm II also emulates many 
other terminals.

A new version is said to be under development. It is thought that this new 
version may overcome some of the present lacks of Softerm II: Not ProDos 
based (although it can send and receive ProDos files [as well as PASCAL, 
DOS 3.3, and CP/M], not compatible with 3.5 disks, does not use additional 
RAM. The hardware attachment is really a convenience, since open-apple 
and closed-apple will replace two of the three special function keys, while 
the third can be simulated with a utility supplied with Softerm II.

****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ********



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