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From: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Alt key and modem protocol
Keywords: procomm Zmodem Ymodem Xtalk ad.nausium
Message-ID: <44957@yale-celray.yale.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 88 18:05:40 GMT
References: <1127@skinner.nprdc.arpa> <2354@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <12941@srcsip.UUCP>
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Reply-To: spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky)
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT  06520-2158
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In article <12941@srcsip.UUCP> rogers@orion.UUCP (Brynn Rogers) writes:
>MY BIG QUESTION IS:::   What terminal emulator will allow me to
>use the Alt key. I use emacs as much as possible but I haven't
>found out yet how to use the Alt keys on my AT clone at home.

MS-Kermit 2.31 -- I have written a script for kermit that sets it up
so that "ALT" behaves like "META" in Emacs. It's neat. I'll email it
to anyone on request. It also binds all the other keys like the cursors
etc. to do reasonable things.

>P.S.  I hate Kermit.    (Just My Opinion)

Oh well. Can't help you.

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