root@hanys.UUCP (Wayne Daley) (04/23/91)
We have just installed a new rs6000 running AIX 3.1, our situation requires setting up several PC 386 machines as direct connections. The problem I'm experiencing is that I haven't found an emulator that will allow multiple virtual terminals on a dumb terminal or even if AIX 3.1 supports this. Another problem is that the terminfo terminal types present (ie vt100, vt220) either don't support all funstion keys or line drawing characteristics. This problem has happened trying to run SMIT from one of the direct connected PC's. If anyone has any suggestions that may help, they wouyld be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance, Wayne Daley MAIL: uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!hanys!root
tex@bigtex.austin.ibm.com (05/07/91)
> > > We have just installed a new rs6000 running AIX 3.1, our situation requires > setting up several PC 386 machines as direct connections. The problem I'm > experiencing is that I haven't found an emulator that will allow multiple > virtual terminals on a dumb terminal or even if AIX 3.1 supports this. > Take a look at MultiView from JSB. It runs on the RT and PS/2 and I think it runs on the 6000 as well. It is a windowing tool for ASCII terminals. Glen 'Tex' Chalemin Voice: 512-838-4673 or t/l 678-4673 IBM AWD-Austin/2830 Fax: 512-838-4851 or t/l 678-4851 tex@bigtex.austin.ibm.com or CHALEMIN@AUSTIN.IINUS1.IBM.COM Yogi Berra to ballplayers...Our future is ahead of us
jra@bally.bally.com (John Anderson) (05/08/91)
> Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix > > setting up several PC 386 machines as direct connections. The problem I'm > > experiencing is that I haven't found an emulator that will allow multiple > > virtual terminals on a dumb terminal or even if AIX 3.1 supports this. > > > Take a look at MultiView from JSB. It runs on the RT and PS/2 and I > think it runs on the 6000 as well. It is a windowing tool for ASCII > terminals. we use JSB MultiView on RT's (didn't want it for our 6000's). there seems to be some problems with emacs users running multiview - CPU time gets eaten by an emacs process (even an idling id), it runs away... i called JSB about it (posted stuff to emacs groups as well), the people at JSB didn't know what emacs or FSF meant... emacs users here don't use multiview anymore, since emacs has shell, subwindows, etc. anyway. other than the emacs problem, it works okay for us... -- John Anderson jra@bally.com Bally Mfg. Reno NV
sasrhj@key.unx.sas.com (Bob Jones) (05/09/91)
In article <7331@awdprime.UUCP> tex@bigtex.austin.ibm.com writes: >> >> >> We have just installed a new rs6000 running AIX 3.1, our situation requires >> setting up several PC 386 machines as direct connections. The problem I'm >> experiencing is that I haven't found an emulator that will allow multiple >> virtual terminals on a dumb terminal or even if AIX 3.1 supports this. >> > >Take a look at MultiView from JSB. It runs on the RT and PS/2 and I >think it runs on the 6000 as well. It is a windowing tool for ASCII >terminals. > Along these lines, I've tried using the terminal emulator called 'ate' packaged with AIX 3.1. It interprets CTRL-B for toggling file capture, and CTRL-V for escaping to a main menu after establishing a connection. Well vi also uses these sequences, so when I'm editing files remotely, vi never sees any of these commands and I'm constantly toggling file capture. Anybody know how to work around this problem? -- Robert Jones | SAS Institute Inc. | "My opinions are my own and not 11920 Wilson Parke Ave. | necessarily that of my employers." Austin, TX. 78726 |
freese@dalvm41b.vnet.ibm.com ("Bradley T. Freese") (05/15/91)
sasrhj@key.unx.sas.com (Bob Jones) writes: > ... > Along these lines, I've tried using the terminal emulator called 'ate' > packaged with AIX 3.1. It interprets CTRL-B for toggling file capture, and > CTRL-V for escaping to a main menu after establishing a connection. Well vi > also uses these sequences, so when I'm editing files remotely, vi never sees > any of these commands and I'm constantly toggling file capture. > > Anybody know how to work around this problem? Look in your current or $HOME directory where you normally run 'ate'. There should be a file called "ate.def". Edit this file and at the end of it you should find three lines that read something like: CAPTURE_KEY 002 MAINMENU_KEY 026 PREVIOUS_KEY 022 These lines define the ASCII values of the three control keys in 'ate'. By defaults, CTRL-B toggles file capture, CTRL-Z returns to the main menu, and CTRL-V returns to the previous screen. To change these, simple edit the file. Specify the decimal version of the ASCII value that you want to do these functions.