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From: terry@terminus.UUCP (terry)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: vt102 termcap for SCO Sys V
Message-ID: <26@terminus.UUCP>
Date: 2 Feb 88 08:29:56 GMT
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In-Reply-To: your article <649@ut-emx.UUCP>
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> I use Kermit-MS V2.29, which tries to emulate a vt102 
> on an IBM PC-AT running DOS, to connect to an IBM PC-AT running
> SCO XENIX Sys V.  An IBM serial/parallel adapter is used on each
> end.  The environment variable, TERM, is set to "vt100" because
> I do not have a termcap entry for "vt102".
> 
> This arrangement is satisfactory except for use with vi.  In vi, 
> a deleted line except for the last line in a file is replaced with 
> an "@" character until it is scrolled off of the screen.  Additionally,
> in insert mode, freshly inserted text over-writes existing text 
> until leaving insert mode at which time the over-written text 
> reappears.

If you note the disclaimers, you will find that Kermit-MS (VTKermit) does
not claim to FULLY emulate the VT102.  Specifically, it wraps after char.
80 and *NOT* before char. 81.  The soloution is to use the vt100nam termcap
entry, or take out the AM.  The best thing to do would be to get a real
emulator that is supported and already handles things correctly.  Even then,
you may have noticed that the comment in the termcap file on the 'nam'
entry states that
# works better with some curses packages
This means that even if you use the 'nam' fix, some curses packages will
break it anyway.

Lest I get attacked for advertising for my boss, I recommend VTERM or VTERM
220 as good quality, pretty well supported, light duty emulations.


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