ees@vax135.UUCP (Gene Sampieri) (08/15/84)
Listed below is a UNIX termcap for the 99-4a. I use it with Berkley 4.2,
but it should work with other versions as well. It can be added to your
systems "termcap" file or set up from your home directory (method may
vary according to system). From the home dir;
TERM=99
setenv TERMCAP /usr/xyz/termc
Where xyz is your path name and termc is your local termcap file. The
path must be spelled out even if you are already in your home directory.
(This method I used with a "cshell". It is probably different with ksh
or sh.)
4a|99|ti99|ti99-4a::\
:is=^L\EG\177\E\050\053\041\047\E\051:\
:am:bs:ce:cd:\
:ho=^A:cl=^L:\
:os:cm=\EY%r%+ %+ :\
:co#40:li#24:
At login the two letter code "99" or "4a" is used in response to
the terminal type question. The "is" sequence in shown will change the
screen color to cyan with black characters, clear the screen and home
the cursor. Cursor motion is provided, but the termcap does not work
well with the vi editor. Use ex or ed.(The TE II erases characters
when you back up accross them and puts them back as you go fwd in vi.)
At 300 baud vi is to slow anyway. I used this termcap with TE II and also
with TE 1200 (put out by a company called Softmail). TE 1200 does not
provide cursor addressing (as far as I can figure out so far. (I will
review TE 1200 in another week or so - It looks good.)
If you want a different character or screen color, change the "41" to
"nn" for chars and the "47" to "mm" for screen color. The number is in
octal. In hex the numbers are 2n and 2m. (the 2 is a must) Convert back
octal and plug in.
gene sampieri
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