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- VAXterm document for version 2.4. Sun Apr 22 18:50:55 1990
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- What is VAXterm?
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- VAXterm is very simple terminal emulator for professional
- usage. I wrote this to make it possible for me to use VAX
- computers with my Amiga. However I found out that I'm not the
- only Amiga owner who has access to VAX-computers.
-
- The user interface is desinged for people who are used to using
- traditional terminal enviroment. There are no pull down menus.
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- Suggested usage
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- VAXterm can be used with any host computer which takes
- advantage from VT220-features. VMS-orientation refers to
- ASCII-file transfer mechanism. Transferring mechanism is
- implemented by means of VMS commands. To use this special file
- transferring method, you must have error control in your modem.
- Without error control, this program haven't got much use
- anyway.
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- Running VAXterm
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- The VAXterm executable must be located to the same directory,
- where the VAXterm setup-files are. VAXterm fonts-directory must
- also be there.
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- ASCII-file transferring
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- During file transfer terminal characteristics in host computer
- must have ReadSync set and PastThru unset (VMS dictionary).
- It's the easy part to set these characteristics on your
- terminal, but if you use as a host some node that is connected
- with slow network connection (DECnet thru modem) to the node
- you first log in, sending files directly from VAXterm may be
- impossible. This problem can be solved by sending files to the
- node connected to modem directly or by means of terminal server
- and then copying them to the final destination.
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- When transferring files, which may contain more than 80
- characters per line, the terminl width at the host computer
- should be set accordingly.
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- To set the suitable characteristics for your terminal in host
- the computer, you can use function key F4. When F4 is pressed
- twice, commands from the file HOST.SETUP will be sent to host
- computer. Host computer must be ready to accept DCL-command
- from the terminal whenever terminal setup or file transfer
- features are used.
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- The keyboard
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- All keyboards are based on VT220 keyboard. Unlike fonts, none
- of the keyboards are loaded from the separate files. Keyboards
- are much the same as Digital's similarly named keyboards. Some
- keys required for special purposes, such as C programming, are
- added to some of the keyboards. Accent keys are fully
- supported. VAXterm does not support character composing, but
- if required character is not found directly from the keyboard,
- you will probably find it by using ALT-key as a qualifier.
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- Implementation of the VT220-keyboard:
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- VT220-keyboard Amiga-keyboard remarks
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- F11 -> F20 SHIFTH + F1 -> F10
- PF1 -> PF4 ALT + F7 -> F10
- , (numeric keypad) + (numeric keypad)
- PF1 [ (numeric keypad) Not in old Amigas!
- PF2 ] (numeric keypad) Not in old Amigas!
- PF3 / (numeric keypad) Not in old Amigas!
- PF4 * (numeric keypad) Not in old Amigas!
- HELP (F15) Help
- DO (F16) Del
- Find SHIFT + Del
- Insert Here SHIFT + cursor up
- Remove SHIFT + Help
- Select SHIFT + cursor left
- Previous Screen SHIFT + cursor down
- Next Screen SHIFT + cursor right
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- Special keys:
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- F1 hold/release screen
- F2 printer on/off
- F3 set-up
- F4 file transfers/host set-up/quit
- F5 break
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- Miscellaneous controls
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- Right mouse button toggles the mouse pointer and screen gadget
- visibility.
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- When the printer will be activated for the first time, file
- PRINTER.SETUP will be sent to printer to modify the default
- printer settings.
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- The commands for the host set-up will be read from the
- HOST.SETUP file.
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- File transfers will work only when the terminal emulator is
- logged into the VMS-system. The system must be ready to accept
- DCL-command from the terminal.
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- Serial-port parameters
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- Parameters for serial-port will be taken from intuition user
- preferences. Before using VAXterm you should set them to
- correct values using preferences tool.
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- Known bugs
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- If the file transfer is attempted to nonexisting directory or
- using inapropriate terminal settings at the host computer,
- VAXterm will be most likely fatally jammed. Usually VAXterm
- will continue normally after double clicking the left mouse
- button.
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- The author
-
- As you might have noticed, VAXterm doesn't have much to offer
- for common Amiga user. If you're not such common user, I hope
- you like this one. If you got any suggestions or if you are
- just interested to get more cheap and reliable software, you
- may write to:
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- Tuomo Mickelsson
- Kulorinne 1 A 2
- 01450 VANTAA, FINLAND
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