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From: jmunkki@kampi.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Looking for good 160-column VT100 emulator
Keywords: 160-columns VT100 emulation
Message-ID: <21712@santra.UUCP>
Date: 27 Apr 89 21:32:04 GMT
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Reply-To: jmunkki@kampi.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
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In article <11425@well.UUCP> svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol) writes:
>In article <813@m3.mfci.UUCP>, ryland@mfci.UUCP (Chris Ryland) writes:
>> Are there any excellent VT100 emulation programs that can
>> (a) keep up with 19200 modems, and (b) support 160 columns
>> of text?
>> 
>	Many communications products on the Macintosh will do (a) just fine,
>but doing (b) will be a bit hard since THERE IS NO SUCH THING!!  According
>to the DEC VT100/ANSI standard there are only provisions for a 80 and a 132
>column VT100 terminal (and therefore VT100 emulators as well).
>	If you can show me a spec for a 160 column VT100, I would love to
>see it!

There is not such thing as a perfect VT100 emulator. There are always
differences. The VT100 documentation only provides escape codes for
putting the terminal into 80 or 132 column mode, but it doesn't stop
people using other terminal sizes. (From telnet for example.)

The original poster wanted to have two EMACS windows side by side. This
is a perfectly good reason for wanting 160 columns, although I would
either prefer using something like uw or telnet or setting the terminal
to have more than 24 rows. There's no reason why an emulator should
be limited to 80x24 or 132x24. You just have to define that an "excellent
VT100 emulation" can be in 160 columns.

WARNING: Commercial follows:

My program supports any terminal size, as long as it has less than
32768 characters in it. (How would you like 160x204?) Currently the
window is sized according to the terminal screen, but a future version
will probably make sure that the window isn't originally larger than
the screen. The program is not available outside Finland. I'll try to
release an English version when I have all the goodies done... :-)

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