grx0644@uoft02.utoledo.edu (10/10/90)
I don't read this new group often, so if anyone can help me out, I'd be greatful responces directly to me. Here's the problem/question: On most vt termials, there are options that tell the host mainframe (in this case, a VMS system). When the vms system executes a inquire command, the terminal reponds with the type of vt it is. Now I have noticed that most vt terminals (including my vt 1.02 emulator) has an option called answerback and it accepts a text string for its setting. I am interested in the codes that one might send to invoke the terminal to transmit this string, defined in the answerback. Does anyone have any ideas?? Thanks, Tony
j_prigot@wrglex.uucp (10/13/90)
In article <1990Oct10.031153.1846@uoft02.utoledo.edu>, grx0644@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes: > I don't read this new group often, so if anyone can help me out, I'd be > greatful responces directly to me. Here's the problem/question: > > On most vt termials, there are options that tell the host mainframe (in > this case, a VMS system). When the vms system executes a inquire command, the > terminal reponds with the type of vt it is. Now I have noticed that most vt > terminals (including my vt 1.02 emulator) has an option called answerback and > it accepts a text string for its setting. I am interested in the codes that one > might send to invoke the terminal to transmit this string, defined in the > answerback. Does anyone have any ideas?? > > Thanks, > > Tony The character that causes the answerback string to be sent is the ENQ (\005 or ^E) character. This has been around since the days of teletypes (tm). -- Jonathan M. Prigot j_prigot@wrglex or ...!drilex!wrglex!j_prigot