Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!daemon From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: VMS4-EDT and VT52 Message-ID: <9925@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 20:48:40 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9925 Posted: Thu Aug 15 20:48:40 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 02:25:48 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 15 From: Keith F. LynchThe \ command has no meaning on VT52s. The reason much DEC software generates it is in case the user is using a VT100 or VT200 series terminal in VT52 mode. That sequence puts the VT100 into VT52 mode if it isn't already in that mode. If it is, the sequence is ignored. It is also ignored on a real VT52. Unfortunately, some VT52 compatible terminals use that sequence, or a superset of it, to do other things. So running EDT or PHONE or MAIL on a Teleray model 10 will have the annoying side effect of changing the terminal's baud rate. You should be using Emacs, anyway. Looking forward to REAL terminal support under VMS... ...Keith