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From: fst@mcgp1.UUCP (Skip Tavakkolian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: terminfo
Summary: termcap limited?
Message-ID: <1553@mcgp1.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 88 02:01:27 GMT
References: <508@altos86.UUCP> <8377@smoke.ARPA>
Organization: Computer Tools Int'l Inc.
Lines: 22

In article <8377@smoke.ARPA>, gwyn@smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
> In article <508@altos86.UUCP> clp@altos86.UUCP (Chuck L. Peterson) writes:
> >Why does terminfo exist?
> 
> Because termcap was too limited.

Please explain.  I have built termcap  entries  for  AT&T610  and
UNIXPC  console  (display and keyboard personality) following the
AT&T ``suggested'' codes given in UNIXPC and newer (SYS V.3)  3B2
manuals.   For  every  terminfo code there is a corresponding and
for-historical-reasons  two  letter   termcap   code   for   each
capability, including keyboard. I like termcap because I can take
it with me.  I tried to use a terminfo entry that  was  ``tic''ed
on  a  3B2-600 SVR3 with the codes added since SVR2, to a 3B2-400
with SVR2.0.4 and some programs ungracefully barf.

Sincerely
-- 
Fariborz ``Skip'' Tavakkolian
UUCP	...!uw-beaver!tikal!mcgp1!fst

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