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  7. From: caf@omen.com (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
  8. Subject: Re: Ckermit for Unix and VTKeys
  9. Organization: Omen Technology INC
  10. Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 13:53:09 GMT
  11. Message-Id: <DAs98L.F1E@omen.com>
  12. References: <1995Jun15.035925.13393@mercury.ncat.edu> <3rutue$cum@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>
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  14. Apparently-To: kermit.misc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu
  15.  
  16. In article <3rutue$cum@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>,
  17. Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
  18. >that actually *do* have a keyboard and screen, it would seem to make sense
  19. >that Kermit should be able to see all the keys.
  20. >
  21. >Unfortunately, this is not the case.  Most varieties of UNIX do not let
  22. >the application see the keyboard.  There is no kernel function called "get
  23. >keyboard scan code".  There is only read(), and read() reads a character,
  24.  
  25. There is more available.  Try "man curses" and take it from there.
  26.  
  27. BTW I'm still waiting for a response to my repeated challenges
  28. for an honest, public rerun of the Columbia Unversity Kermit
  29. News "True-Life Benchmarks".  Why keep stonewalling?
  30.  
  31. -- 
  32. Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX caf@omen.COM      503-621-3406 FAX:-3735
  33.    Omen Technology Inc      "The High Reliability Software"
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