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- NOTES FROM THE MOD.SOURCES MODERATOR:
- I split the source up into the three separate pieces it now is.
- In doing this, I put lines like "int reading;" in a header file
- that both C modules include. If your Unix requires one of these
- to be "extern int reading;" then you will have some editing to do.
- Also note that this program uses FIONREAD, which must be implemented
- differently in SystemV, etc., and check out the setjmp() call...
- /Rich $alz
- Oh, yeah: I also wrote the Makefile and manpage, such as they are.
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-
- This is a program to test the compatibility (or to demonstrate the
- non-compatibility) of so-called "VT100-compatible" terminals. In
- conformance of the good old hacker traditions, the only documentation
- of this program is the source code itself. To understand it, you also
- need a copy of the original VT100 manual from DEC.
-
- Comments and bug reports: Since this is a release (via USENET) to the
- whole world, a lot of people are going to have opinions and fresh
- ideas about it. (What -- bugs in MY program? Aww...) I can't deal
- with everyone sending me a hacked version, but if you have found a
- serious bug, or ported it to VMS, do tell me. I can't promise any new
- version release, though. From this version on (1.7b) VTTEST will have
- to live its own life without its father holding its hand.
-
- My adress is:
-
- Network-mail adress: (mcvax,seismo)!enea!suadb!lindberg
-
- Real-world-mail address: Per Lindberg
- QZ, Stockholm University Computing Center
- Box 27322
- S - 102 54 Stockholm
- SWEDEN
-
- The original version of this program is written for the Sargasso C
- compiler for the DECsystem-10. Many thanks to all sales persons with
- quote VT100-compatible unquote terminals, who prompted me to write
- this program, and also to:
-
- -- Bo Kleve, LIDAC, Linkoping University, Sweden
- for the portation to DECSYSTEM-20 with the Sargasso C compiler
-
- -- Johan Widen, TTDS, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- for the portation to various UNIX systems (incl. System III and Xenix)
-
- -- Russ Herman, AES Data Inc., Missisauga, Ont. Canada
- for fixes and code for the VT102 test
-
- Thanx also to JMR "Gremlin" at KTH, and Goran Wallberg at QZ
- for suggestions, bug fixes, etc.
-
- This program does not have support for all the different variations
- of VT100, like VT125, VT131 nor the new VT200 series. Feel free to
- add that yourself. Happy Hacking!
-
- /TMP
-