Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!amd!jimb From: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: macterminal Message-ID: <667@amd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 10:49:37 EST Article-I.D.: amd.667 Posted: Thu Nov 29 10:49:37 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 06:48:24 EST References: <> Reply-To: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler) Organization: AMD Applications, Santa Clara, CA Lines: 43 Summary: Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: macterminal Summary: Expires: References: <> Sender: Reply-To: jimb@amd.UUCP (Jim Budler) Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: AMD, Santa Clara, CA Keywords: In article <> henry@rochester.UUCP writes: >All these fully-justified complaints about Macterminal's interpretation >of various keys (eg difficulty of typing ~, lack of linefeed, lack of >function keys w/o using mouse, etc) would be easily solved if the >program had an option to read in a file re-binding the keys to >arbitrary sequences of characters. But, once again Apple is >"protecting" the consumer from his/herself ...... let's hope someone >writing software for the Mac discovers that "use friendly" doesn't mean >"inflexible".... And why not ask for automatic terminal reconfiguration capability xmodem AND kermit, macros, and every other possible thing anyone could want in a terminal program. It barely fits in a 128K mac now. 1. Reconfiguration of keys takes a couple of minutes with Fedit. The tables are in block 5, 6, and 7. Each key has sixteen combinations of option, shift, caps lock. The table is ordered. Almost all the option keys are unused. Have fun. 2. Apple HAS to protect the consumer, they are trying to sell to any schmuck who can walk into a store. They already know that someone else will bring out a more versatile version of any software they provide. They barely got MacTerminal out as it is now. You wanted to wait another 6 months? -- Jim Budler Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (408) 982-6547 UUCPnet: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra,intelca}!amd!jimb Compuserve: 72415,1200 The Source: STW265