From: utzoo!decvax!cca!Pratt@Radc-Tops20@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.micro
Title: Re: Color Computer terminal pkg. info wanted
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.3177
Posted: Wed Sep  8 18:36:57 1982
Received: Fri Sep 10 06:09:37 1982

From: Mark Pratt 

The Radio Shack Color Computer VIDTEX cartridge does allow
communications with other hosts but has several limitations.

1) It only allows 300 baud connections.

2) You have no ability to download the CC from a host.
   The code does save a text in memory but is only accessible
   when the modem connection has been terminated. Even then
   you can only redisplay the old text. If there is a way to
   save the text on tape or disk, then it's not documented.

3) There is no "DELETE" character available. The code will generate
   a "BACKSPACE" but no "DEL". If you only talk with TOPS-10 systems
   or systems which allow DEL or BS, fine, but if you use TOPS-20,
   it's a real pain.



There are several companies which are offering terminal packages
for the CC, just scan the pages of 80 MICRO which is becoming more
and more CC oriented.

-- Mark
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