[comp.sys.dec] VT100 control char autorepeat

cmascott@world.std.com (Carl Mascott) (05/27/90)

Is there any way (including firmware upgrade/hack) to get
the control chars to autorepeat on a DEC VT100 terminal?
Or on a VT102?
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grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) (05/29/90)

In article <1990May27.015441.24337@world.std.com> cmascott@world.std.com (Carl Mascott) writes:
> 
> Is there any way (including firmware upgrade/hack) to get
> the control chars to autorepeat on a DEC VT100 terminal?
> Or on a VT102?

I don't have any vt100's lying about anymore, but some terminals that don't
let special function keys repeat - return, tab, lf and so on will let a
normal control/x sequence repeat.  In this case just remember that tab is
really a control/i in disguise and so on.

I don't remember if vt100's act like this...  (no corrections please!)

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