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From: will@presto.ig.com (Will Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: terminfo vs. termcap
Summary: termcap was in version 7
Keywords: Why do we need two different terminal capability widgets?
Message-ID: <6912@ig.ig.com>
Date: 2 Feb 89 21:17:18 GMT
References: <6966@june.cs.washington.edu> <358@tcsc3b2.UUCP> <1312@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>
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In article <1312@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>, aem@ibiza.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) writes:
> 
> /etc/termcap is BSD.  AT&T came up with a compiled version which loads
> somewhat faster, and uses very similar source files. Most, if not all, BSD
> systems use /etc/termcap. Terminfo is used by Sys V and derivatives (A/IX,
> A/UX, etc).
> 

Just a note to say that /etc/termcap didn't originate at Berkeley.
Version 7 and System III from AT&T used it, too.