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From: vandys@hpisoa1.HP.COM (Andrew Valencia)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: How do I reset the console?
Message-ID: <11190004@hpisoa1.HP.COM>
Date: 13 Jul 88 20:55:13 GMT
References: <338@arcsun.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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/ hpisoa1:comp.unix.microport / dan@arcsun.UUCP (Dan ...) / 10:42 am  Jul 12, 1988 /
>Many VMS processes like to send terminal set-up sequences to my
>AT386 console (logged in via cu or kermit) that causes the console
>to go into a 1-line mode (where all subsequent output appears on
>a single line of the screen).
    This is probably just moving the cursor to the 25th line.  Yes, it
won't scroll off of this line.  However, 'tput clear' should send a clear
sequence, which should clear your screen *and* move the cursor to home.
This may not be it, but it sounded enough like it to give a shout.

					Andy