[comp.os.vms] Help needed on VT52 problem, and on some editor questions

LMD@CUNYVMS1.BITNET (05/27/88)

I have a VT52 terminal (yes, I know I should junk it, but ..) which
acts cranky when by mistake I execute some commands (COM files mostly)
that work only on VT100 series terminals. These commands seem to set
the TERMINAL to VT100 or above automatically. After I realize my
mistake and abort, no other DCL commands seem to work. It gives me an
error message saying command /SHOW/ blah blah unknown or some thing of
that sort... Oh I forgot, I use VT52 from home, and log in to a
DECSERVER 200, which has different setting than on another VMS machine
where the modems put me in a TTAX type drivers.

I cannot even set my terminal back to its, original state. Can anyone
figure this out ? Is it a bug in the LT and TT drivers or are these no
longer downward compatible to old DEC terminals ? or something else ?

I have another naive question about GNU Emacs18.49 running on VMS4.4.
The standardway I run it is on a fork with KEPT_EDITOR.COM. Some days
I log in early and after hours I forget that I have it kept in a fork
and logout. I lose all modified buffers except one, and am frustrated.
Is there a work around for this ? In version 17.XX I had no problem
because Emacs was my top process, and I spawned out to as many
sub-processes but in the newer version in this machine (M-x spawn-attach )
does not work. [I guess if someone can help me with this I am willing
to send my old EDIT.COM for emacs17, and further explain. Since it is
summer and our resident GNU hack is on a months vacation I am stuck
while trying to finish my Incompletes...] I do not know if many people
use this editor on VMS systems therefor I hesitate to elaborate...

I do not read this DISTRIBUTION, (They are trying to install a netnews
on this system, till then ...) so please be kind enough to send me a
copy of all the replies you'll post on the network.

Many thanks in advance.

Lisa D

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