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From: billb@basser.oz (William Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Need a XENIX VT100 emulator
Message-ID: <1107@basser.oz>
Date: Fri, 30-Oct-87 05:51:00 EST
Article-I.D.: basser.1107
Posted: Fri Oct 30 05:51:00 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 00:07:07 EST
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Reply-To: billb@basser.oz (Bill Baker)
Followup-To: comp.unix.wizards
Organization: Dept of Comp Sci, Uni of Sydney, Australia
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Keywords: xenix, vt100
Summary: Xenix console is a vt100!

In article <9936@brl-adm.ARPA> V2002A%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.EDU writes:
>     I have a user who wants to convert from MS-DOS to XENIX.
>Our problem is that he currently uses SMARTERM 220 to communicate
>with our PDP-11/44.  It's an MS-DOS VTxxx emulator/comm package.
>     Can anyone reccommend a similar XENIX package for less than
>$175.

(I presume here the Xenix in question is that running on an IBM PC or
 compatible)

The Xenix console driver already emulates an ansi terminal.
Since, (I believe) the ansi terminal is identical to a vt100, your user
has what he needs.
The only cost of course is the Xenix system! :-)

Bill Baker,
Sydney University
AUSTRALIA