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From: stiller@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Lewis Stiller)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: ^O for modems
Summary: Can I tell my modem to stop overloading my terminal
Keywords: modem, ^O, vt100, scrolling
Message-ID: <26653@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 14 Dec 88 04:57:58 GMT
Reply-To: stiller@bucse.bu.edu (Lewis Stiller)
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
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Organization: Boston University CS Dept.
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I have a 2400 baud Hayes compatible modem connected to a DEC vt100.
Frequently in debugging code in an  emacs "shell" buffer some remote
program will generate a large amount of output.  Once this output gets
sent I can't stop it with ^O or ^C since, I suppose, the input
character is queued until all, or much, of the output has been
printed, which can take a long time.

Is it possible, via either the modem, the vt100 or emacs, to interrupt
output from the remote computer to the local tty and obtain the
functionality of "^O", which normally tells a local tty to halt
output?

I don't know whether I made the problem clear, or whether this is the
correct newsgroup, as perhaps this is the terminal's problem, or an
emacs issue and not the modem's. Nonetheless, suggestions are
appreciated.

-lewis
stiller@bu-cs.bu.edu