judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (08/25/85)
I'm using an IBM PC and a Hayes 1200B with Smartcom II. When I try to use vi
to edit my stuff on here, I can't get the cursor to move up and down through
the text. (Until I switched from "formatted" to "direct" character processing,
I couldn't get it to move back and forth either, & had to watch a new line
generated for each move of the cursor, as if I had a real teletype here. I
still have this problem with up-and-down motion, which means that after
switching from line to line a few times, I end up with a screenful of lines
out of order & have to list the article to see what I'm doing.)
Various people have told me that it's supposed to be possible to get my
equipment to emulate a VT100 or a VT52, but as usual there's nothing in the
manual about it.
Can anyone tell me what I can do to get normal cursor movement? If the answer
is to get different software (I hear Crosstalk will do the job) please tell me
that. Send mail if you can.
Thanks.
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Judith Abrahms "The sames should stay with the sames, and
{ucbvax,ihnp4}!dual!proper!judith the differents should stay with the
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------tomm@asgb.UUCP (Tom Mackey) (08/28/85)
There have been a few inquiries about VT100 terminal emulation lately, so
let me give you a bit of a pitch for my favorite. I have been using a
"freeware/shareware" product called PC-VT for the last 7 months on my PCjr
and also a PC and PCXT with very good results. It emulates a VT100 or VT102
and includes an xmodem protocol up/download utility (built in). Also allows
you to create a MSDOS shell so you can perform DOS activities without having
to interrupt your terminal session.
Send $35 and a formatted DS/DD disk to:
Mark C. DiVecchio
9067 Hillery Drive
San Diego, CA 92126
You may also be able to find it on a local BBS. I am not connected in any
way with Mark except as a satisfied customer.
Tom Mackey ihnp4!sabre!\
hplabs!sdcrdcf!-bmcg!asgb!tomm
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