zerr@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Troy Zerr) (02/18/91)
Recently a layers terminal emulator for the 3b1 was posted to comp.sources.3b1. I have tried to get it to work with our computers, but with no luck. The version of layers that is installed on our 3b2 computers refuses to recognize it as a windowing terminal (but works fine with the 5620's we have here) and the version of Layers that comes with MacLayers also refuses to talk to it. I tried hacking the MacLayers host program to ignore the 'terminal type' response, and was able to get xtclient to go into multiplexed mode, but as soon as I pressed a key, I started getting time-out errors. Is there a good implementation of the layers protocol host program available out there for BSD or for SysV? On a similar topic, I am in the initial stages of development of a terminal multiplexor for MS Windows. I haven't decided whether to use Layers or a proprietary protocol. Any pointers to good documentation of the standard would be helpful. The 5620 manuals I have at the moment aren't very helpful. Thanks. -- Troy Zerr zerr@math.wisc.edu uunet!math.wisc.edu!zerr
mvadh@cbnews.att.com (andrew.d.hay) (02/18/91)
In article <1991Feb18.013351.7101@schaefer.math.wisc.edu> zerr@math.wisc.edu writes:
"Recently a layers terminal emulator for the 3b1 was posted to
"comp.sources.3b1. I have tried to get it to work with our computers,
"but with no luck. The version of layers that is installed on our 3b2
"computers refuses to recognize it as a windowing terminal (but works
"fine with the 5620's we have here) and the version of Layers that comes
"with MacLayers also refuses to talk to it. I tried hacking the
"MacLayers host program to ignore the 'terminal type' response, and
"was able to get xtclient to go into multiplexed mode, but as soon
"as I pressed a key, I started getting time-out errors.
what you need to do is get the *layers* program to stop *asking* for
the terminal type. you do this by starting it as 'layers [-f
layers_file] /dev/null'.
or, you could create the necessary /usr/lib/lsys.????? file...
"Is there a good implementation of the layers protocol host program
"available out there for BSD or for SysV?
see above.
"On a similar topic, I am in the initial stages of development of a
"terminal multiplexor for MS Windows. I haven't decided whether to
"use Layers or a proprietary protocol. Any pointers to good documentation
"of the standard would be helpful. The 5620 manuals I have at the moment
"aren't very helpful.
layers has the limitation of only 7 windows/connection; however, it is
out there already at *many* sites. if your multiplexer uses it (and
is pd), i can guarantee a wide distribution for it around here!
"Thanks.
"
"-- Troy Zerr
"zerr@math.wisc.edu
"uunet!math.wisc.edu!zerr
"
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hartman@abacab.UUCP (Mark A. Hartman) (02/21/91)
In article <1991Feb18.013351.7101@schaefer.math.wisc.edu> zerr@math.wisc.edu writes: >Recently a layers terminal emulator for the 3b1 was posted to >comp.sources.3b1. I have tried to get it to work with our computers, >but with no luck. The version of layers that is installed on our 3b2 >computers refuses to recognize it as a windowing terminal (but works >fine with the 5620's we have here) and the version of Layers that comes A "layers" terminal identifies itself at startup, and your 3B2 may not be set up to recognize the sequence sent by xtclient (probably the sequence for the AT&T 630 terminal?). Creating an empty file called /usr/lib/layersys/lsys.8;7;5 on your 3B2 should make it recognize xtclient. The file normally contains data to be downloaded to the terminal at startup, which in this case is nothing. -- Mark Hartman hartman@abacab.chi.il.us Mark_A_Hartman@att.com