[net.micro.att] Terminal Emulator for UNIX PC

rnm@akgua.UUCP (R.N. McIntyre [Bob]) (07/03/85)

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Our terminal emulator program (for the 7300) leaves much to be desired.
Anyone out there know how to upload or down load files over the modem
line? Also any graphics terminal emulation software available? 

root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein) (07/05/85)

Re: Request for a better terminal emulator for the 7300, especially
file transfers...

I have the recently distributed C-KERMIT (from net.sources) running
on my PC7300 on my desk. The major problem I am having is that it
tends to drop characters on large screen updates (and sometimes not
so large.) If I find a fix I'll post it but I think this is a good
start. If you are talking to other UNIX systems you can just put the
unixpc TERMCAP in to the remote system and you probably won't need
any further tty emulation (eg. vt100) for full screen stuff.

Because it is nice to use the whole screen (not a window) to talk in I
actually put 'kermit' into /usr/bin/wermit and invoke it as kermit with
the following little prog:

/*
 *	BZS - (BU-CS) fake kermit command to set up window
 *	environment before starting up.
 */
#define K "/usr/bin/wermit"
#define K0 "kermit"
main(argc,argv) int argc ; char **argv ;
{
	int wfd ;

	if((wfd = open("/dev/window",2)) < 0)
	{
		perror("/dev/window") ;
		exit(1) ;
	}
	close(0) ;
	close(1) ;
	close(2) ;
	dup(wfd) ;
	dup(wfd) ;
	dup(wfd) ;
	argv[0] = K0 ;
	execv(K,argv) ;
	perror("exec") ;
	exit(1) ;
}

You could also use cu (eg. cu -s9600 -l/dev/tty000) and use the
~%put file, ~%take file commands, you could even use the above
hack to put it into full screen.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University

dmt@mtgzz.UUCP (d.m.tutelman) (07/07/85)

In my area, we've started using CTRM (at least I have, and a
good number of people I work with).  It's written by Ted Roycraft
at AT&T Bell Labs in Whippany, and it's the best one I've used so
far.  The features that make it particularly attractive to me:
   -	Runs at up to 9600 b/s.
   -	Supports XMODEM and KERMIT, as well as "cat-capture".
   -	Return to DOS without taking down line (many do this).
   -	The "biggie" for some of us -- it allows scrolling back
	through about 700 lines of recent script.
It emulates an HP 2621A terminal.  

			Dave Tutelman
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