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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Linux as terminal for a "Data General" MV/7800 (AOS/VS)
Date: 29 Oct 1999 13:46:30 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <38195973.21BC7B9F@ifd-allensbach.de>,
Klaus Konzept <kkonzept@ifd-allensbach.de> wrote:
: I want to use a Linux box as a terminal for an old "Data General"
: MV/7800, running AOS/VS. Unfortunately DG has it�s own propritary
: terminal modes. I think I would need a software emulating a DG410 (or
: similar) terminal.
:
: I can connect from Linux to the DG by telnet, but the control sequences
: produce garbage on my Linux screen.
:
: Does anyone know where to get such a terminal emulation, or is there
: another possibility to manage this ?
:
See:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckfaq.html
for why you don't find very many terminal emulators for Linux and other
UNIX varieties. Usually the best you can do are the VT100 or VT220 of
stock xterm or Xfree86 xterm. Of course all sorts of DG emulation products
are available for DOS, Windows, etc, such as:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html <-- Kermit 95 for Win9x/NT
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html <-- MS-DOS Kermit for DOS
In this case, you can use native DG DASHER terminal types such as D210,
D215, D217, D463, D470.
>From Linux, you can use C-Kermit in an xterm window as your Telnet client:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck70.html
When you log on to AOS/VS, give it this command:
char/on/nas/xlt
This tells the DG you have a VT100. Of course you could use regular Linux
telnet too; the advantage of C-Kermit is the scripting, charset translation
for your Umlaute (the DG has its own unique character set), etc, plus
convenient file transfer over the Telnet connection with the AOS/VS version
of C-Kermit.
For serial connections from Linux, all the same advice applies, since Kermit
handles both kinds of connections.
- Frank