using 6300+ as a terminal
Andy Golding
golding at Shasta.STANFORD.EDU
Fri May 20 05:21:00 AEST 1988
Well, no one had any suggestions about how to fix Softcall or
the other terminal-emulation programs -- it probably can't be
done easily. On the other hand, one kind soul -- Boris Aronov --
recommended Kermit as an alternative program for terminal
emulation and file transfer. It turns out that MS-Kermit
(version 2.30) works beautifully. It does by far the best job
of emulating a vt100 (it actually emulates a superset, the
vt102, as well as other terminals). By default it shuts off
the annoying flow-control "feature", thereby solving the problem
with ^S and ^Q in Emacs. It even lets you rebind your
keyboard, so that, e.g., the "backspace" key can be made to
transmit a "delete" (in fact, this is the default binding).
All in all, I would definitely recommend using Kermit. It
also has the advantages of being public domain and having
excellent documentation (unlike the uninformative, kid-gloves
style of verbiage you get with Softcall and the like). If you
don't already have MS-Kermit at your site, you can send away
to Columbia University at INFO-KERMIT-REQUEST at CU20B for the
program and documentation.
Andy
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