Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!ukc!mupsy!liv-cs!sqrkl
From: sqrkl@csvax.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: (Slightly biased) Emulator recommendation
Message-ID: <3668@csvax.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 1 Jul 88 10:28:38 GMT
References: <22940@labrea.Stanford.EDU>
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Organisation: Computer Science CSVAX (VAX1), Liverpool University

In article <22940@labrea.Stanford.EDU>,
 philf@med-isg.stanford.edu (Phil Fernandez) writes:

> I am looking for advice about a terminal emulator for my Mac II.

Unfortunately, my "VT100 Maculator" V1.31 behaves in such a strange way
at the moment on the Mac II (6 spaces are displayed to the LEFT of the
cursor whenever a string is printed - this doesn't happen on a Mac Plus or
SE...anyone got any ideas ? I'm using MoveTo and DrawString to plot chars),
that V1.31 cannot be recommended for Mac II users. HOWEVER, V1.32 will be
released soon and will hopefully have the above bug fixed (plus a few
others reported to me).

> I am currently using Red Ryder 10.3, but it's pretty much worthless at
> 9600bps. 

I couldn't put it better myself. It's the old 'get-a-char-DrawChar-it'
problem. Multiple DrawChars (are you listening, Scott ?) are a joke if
used in a terminal emulator. You should 'buffer' the chars until they
MUST be printed (e.g. cursor movement, scrolling or just when nothing else
is happening at the serial port/keyboard).

> In addition, RR seems to insist on performing XON/XOFF flow control.

Tut tut. VT100 Maculator allows you to enable/disable both XON/XOFF AND
RTS/CTS.

> it to do hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control.  Finally, I'd dearly love to
> find a good VT220 emulator (one that supports character insert/delete).

I was thinking of put that sequence in (I think the VT102 supports it as
well) - it saves editors having to redraw the rest of the line each time.

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