termcap

rchrd@well.UUCP (Richard Friedman) (08/02/85)

I am logging into a UNIX BSD 4.2 system at 1200 baud using
an IBMPC and Hayes SmarcomII emulating either a vt100 or
what they call a televideo subset.  When I set my TERM to
vt100 I can get vi to almost work.  Problem is that it loses
track of where the first line is and leaves the cursor on the
2nd line thinking its the first.
Has anyone out there figured out the correct termcap set for
either vt100 or televideo subset as defined by Hayes Smarcomm ??
  
   --- Richard Friedman
       Pacific Sierra Research
       2855 Telegraph , Berkeley CA 94705{
       (415) 540 5216

root@graffiti.UUCP (Maintenance Account) (08/04/85)

> I am logging into a UNIX BSD 4.2 system at 1200 baud using
> an IBMPC and Hayes SmarcomII emulating either a vt100 or
> what they call a televideo subset.  When I set my TERM to
> vt100 I can get vi to almost work.  Problem is that it loses
> track of where the first line is and leaves the cursor on the
> 2nd line thinking its the first.
> Has anyone out there figured out the correct termcap set for
> either vt100 or televideo subset as defined by Hayes Smarcomm ??
>   
>    --- Richard Friedman
>        Pacific Sierra Research
>        2855 Telegraph , Berkeley CA 94705{
>        (415) 540 5216

Are you turning off the Smartcom menu bar at the bottom of the screen?
I have had luck emulating a vt100 on a V7/4.2 machine this way.

You have to choose DIRECT as opposed to FORMATTED i/o (i can't remember
what their term for it is, but it is done by editing the PARAMETERS
of the SET something or other).

Failing that, then I don't know what the problem is.

I hope this vagary helps.

Bruce