hiosrc@ms3.UUCP (09/18/87)
I'm looking for a decent VT100 emulator for my enhanced Apple //e. I've tried DCOM -- its OK for 'vi' and other light applications, but our Office Automation software blows it away (I wrote to the author once asking about limitations & future improvements, but he never returned my letter). Is it even possible for an Apple //e to come close to emulating a VT100. CrossTalk on an MSDOS micro doesn't pass ALL of the 'vttest' tests, but it works well enough. I have come across several PC compatibles -- notably the early Quadram/Datavue -- that couldn't emulate a VT100 at speeds above 300 baud. The Apple // doesn't have the line drawing chars or other special chars that can fill in as VT100 special chars. I really need an emulator that makes an approximation of the horizontal lines using the dash and the ANSI 'dot-in- the-middle' character using the '.'. Is the 6502 just too slow to keep up with all those escape sequences at 1200 baud? comp.sys.apple always has posting/questions about VT100 emulation, but I've never seen any objective evaluations of the available terminal emulators. Could some of the people using Apple //s for serious VT100 text processing share their experiences with us. I'm looking for product reviews that take a serious look at the shortcomings of the software. If you use some package that you feel has NO flaws, then be specific about the more strenuous applications. (Our specific need is for an emulator that works with CCI's OFFICE POWER software. I work in an information center that is responsible for recommending communictions programs for our users. So far, I've recommended that they get an MSDOS computer or a Mac.) On behalf of myself, the Resource Center, and our Apple owners, I thank you for your suggestions & comments. I will be happy to summarize your exper- iences in a later posting. Sincerely, Jay G. Heiser HIOS Resource Center ARPA: msops02@hios-pent.arpa UUCP: ..seismo!vrdxhq!tlog!msops02@ms3 BITNET: wish I knew....