Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site caribou.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!osu-eddie!caribou!bill From: bill@caribou.UUCP (Bill's area) Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: c64 as a terminal Message-ID: <164@caribou.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 12:33:13 EST Article-I.D.: caribou.164 Posted: Thu Jan 17 12:33:13 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 03:20:54 EST References: <665@uwmacc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Caribou Labs, Columbus, OH Lines: 97 > I want to use my C64 as a terminal primarily on BSD 4.2. > > I want 80 columns so I guess I need an 80 column adapter and > a decent monitor. I have just started looking and the only 80 column > card I have found is from Protecto for $99. Monitors seem cheap. > I think I want at least a 12" monchrome. Protecto has them for $99. > > I have Commodore's cheapo modem and their 64term package. > > Is this going to work? What else do I need? Money is not the > biggest concern, I want something that will work without hassle. > Can you recommend anything better? > > What do you do about the UN*X characters that are not on the C64 > keyboard? Or, are they all there someplace? > > What about a termcap for this setup? does any one have one or any pointers? > > Are there any good terminal emulator packages? > > I assume any responses will be interesting enough to submit to the net > but I will gladly summarize anything I get. Thank you. Commodore is now selling the CompuServe VIDTEX terminal software program under their label. This emulator supports backslash, tilde, grave etc and should works on UNIX (at least vers. V). I found a Commodore 64 TERMCAP entry on the Vax/unix sig on CompuServe. We have made some modifications to it and it still is not quite right, but is close. Vidtex - I believe - only works in 40 column mode as the TERMCAP entry implies. CompuServe's VIDTEX varies for different brands of microcomputers due to screen and other parameters (co; li; so; se) etc. but generally is a vt52 variant (without reverse scroll ESC I). Bill Louden caribou!bill Here is the TERMCAP entry. # 1/10/85 Caribou Information Network # Corrected ce, cd and cl to actual VIDTEX parameters. # (discovered that ce and cd were reversed and that cl # was not ^L but an escape sequence.) # Bill Louden # # Termcap entry added by Ralph Hightower NCR Columbia:QA/MPEE # for support of Commodore 64 # running CompuServe's VIDTEX(tm) Software # # Improvements are encouraged. Please contact me on # CompuServe [70346,1667] # in the Commodore 64 Sig (PCS-156/COMM64) # CP/M SIG (PCS-47/SIGCPM) # Programmers' SIG (PCS-158/PROGRA) # or in the VAX SIG (PCS-16/VAXSIG) # or by mail: # Ralph M. Hightower, Jr. # NCR E&M-Columbia # Quality Assurance-MPEE (991) # 3325 Platt Springs Rd. # West Columbia, SC 29169 # # or: # Ralph M. Hightower, Jr. # 108 Ashwood Dr. # Irmo, SC 29063 # # Most of the entries are pure UNIX(tm); but some of the entries # are for MultiPlan(tm) and Ryan/McFarland COBOL as integrated on the # NCR Tower-1632. # # Home key = ^A # Left Arrow key = ^H # Right Arrow key = ^F # Up Arrow key = ^U # Down Arrow key = ^J # # Discovered key sequences for UNIX using VIDTEX(tm) Software: # Note: These are to specific to Commodore 64's only. Please read the # manual specific to your machine and experiment. # # pipe symbol: CTRL/! # reverse apostrophe: CTRL/' # left brace: CTRL/( # right brace: CTRL/) # tilde (squiggle): CTRL/- # backslash: CTRL/# (English pound) # escape: # (English pound) # delete: CTRL/INST-DEL VT|c64vtx|CompuServe VIDTEX(tm):co#40:li#25:bs:cl=\EH\EJ:ti=^H:te:\ cm=\EY%+ %+ :cd=\EJ:ce=\EK:kh=^A:kl=^U:bc=^H:kr=^F:nd=\EC:ku=^U:up=\EA:\ kd=^J:do=\EB:kb=^H:kc=^M:so=:se=:sg#0:us=:ue=:ug#0:\ k1=\E1:k2=\E2:k3=\E3:k4=\E4:k5=\E5:k6=\6:k7=\E7:k8=\E8:k9=\E9:\ CN=:CF=:NM=:NB=:NR=:NS=:AL=:AB=:AR=:AS=:OV#0:\ MP=:MR=:NU=^N:EN=^V: # #End of termcap definition for VIDTEX