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From: fireplace@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Modem communications on an 800
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Date: 5 Feb 88 20:20:21 GMT
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In a previous article, Mike Ciaraldi asks about VT100 emulation and serial
communications on the Atari 800.

You can connect the Atari 800 to any modem using an Atari 850 Interface (it
has 4 serial ports, 1 print port) or an ICD PR-Connection (it has 2 serial
ports, 1 print port).  Another alternative is the new Atari SX212(?) 1200
baud modem... it connects directly to the computer.

A program called KERMIT65, which is available for free from various sources,
supports 80 column VT100 emulation.  The 80 column screen is generated in high
resolution (320x200) so the characters are in a 4x8 matrix.  It isn't the best
looking text... but it's free and it works great.

Atari has their own 80 column generator, the XEP80.  It plugs into the joystick
port and gives you crisp true 80 columns and a printer port.  I have no idea if
a VT100 emulator has been written to take advantage of the XEP80.

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