rwh@aesat.UUCP (Russ Herman) (10/06/86)
As a contributor to the VT100 emulator test program, I can state that I have
yet to see a software-based emulator that passes it, including Xtalk 3.6,
Procomm 2.4, and PC-VT. If anyone discovers one that does, please announce!
Since the tester is PD, hopefully it will be picked up and used by the
developers of comms packages.
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\____/ possibly myself an hour from now.)dalem@hpfcph.HP.COM ( Dale McCluskey) (10/13/86)
PC-VT worked with VMS before VMS had a terminfo style facility, and when
that was added to VMS it went on working just fine. This doesn't prove that
it is a perfect VT100 emulation, but does speak for PC-VT's ability to handle
normal VT100 escape sequences.
Dale McCluskey
{ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!dalemjso@edison.UUCP (John Owens) (10/15/86)
In article <650@aesat.UUCP>, rwh@aesat.UUCP (Russ Herman) writes: > As a contributor to the VT100 emulator test program, I can state that I have > yet to see a software-based emulator that passes it [....] I, too, have been frustrated with the quality of vt100 emulation. People seem to get cursor moves, basic attributes, and things right, but when it comes to more obscure sequences.... However, VTERM III from Coefficient Systems comes pretty close. It passes almost everything, including 132-column, light and dark backgrounds, scroll regions (important to me), all the attribute combinations, all the keyboard combinations, and handles double-sized and double-height characters reasonably. They even have smooth scroll slower than jump scroll. The things that failed are: auto repeat off request terminal parameters args 0 and 1 (although identify and DSR 5 and 6 work fine). reset didn't do anything If I just start the program and do the VT52 test, it runs fine. If I run the entire program through, the VT52 test fails. I seem to remember this as a known bug in vttest, though. John Owens General Electric Company - Charlottesville, VA jso@edison.GE.COM old arpa: jso%edison.GE.COM@seismo.CSS.GOV +1 804 978 5726 old uucp: {seismo,decuac,houxm,calma}!edison!jso
neighorn@percival.UUCP (Steve Neighorn) (10/16/86)
In article <650@aesat.UUCP> rwh@aesat.UUCP (Russ Herman) writes: >As a contributor to the VT100 emulator test program, I can state that I have >yet to see a software-based emulator that passes it, including Xtalk 3.6, >Procomm 2.4, and PC-VT. If anyone discovers one that does, please announce! >Since the tester is PD, hopefully it will be picked up and used by the >developers of comms packages. I have seen one program pass both the DEC STORE test and the VTCOMPAT.TXT program (as it is known on the BBS's in this little part of the country.) The program is called Professional YAM, and both files pass with flying colors - windows, scrolling, PC colors, ANSI graphics, etc. CrossTalk, Pibterm, Copylink II, ProComm, etc all have problems at one place or another in both of the tests. Information requests on Pro-YAM can be serviced by sending mail to ....!tektronix!reed!omen!caf on UUCP. And, of course, I have no affiliation with the makers of Pro-YAM other than I like to see excellent software become popular and mediocre software pass to the lower parts of the earth. -- Steven C. Neighorn tektronix!reed!percival!qiclabs!neighorn Portland Public Schools "Where we train young Star Fighters to defend the (503) 249-2000 ext 229 frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada"