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From: kenny@m.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Recommendations for terminal with M
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Date: 15 Jul 88 20:26:00 GMT
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/* Written  2:54 am  Jul 14, 1988 by rsm@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu in m.cs.uiuc.edu:comp.emacs */
/* ---------- "Recommendations for terminal with M" ---------- */
I plan on buying a new terminal for personal use.  Since I use Emacs a
good bit, a Meta key is high on my list of requirements.  An escape
key, even a reasonably placed one, is a poor substitute.
[...]
Are the last three really the only choices I have?  Does anyone have
any other recommendations?
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The Televideo 825, 950, 970, .... have a meta key, labelled `FUNCT.'
It generates a three-character sequence, ^A-key-^M, but sufficiently
intelligent software can cope (and use timings to distinguish the Meta
key from the user's hitting a ^A).  I've done it once before, but left
my code behind when I left the company that I was working for.

Kevin