Considering
that Mac OS X has terminal emulators that
(presumably) can emulate a VT100, why didn't you just use those?
No Mac machines here, or at least no OS-X class ones.
The original question was for a PC/Win platform.
The best solution so far seems be to give up on Win and go PC/Linux.
John, that's the correct answer to almost any Windows-related question.
*whistles*
*runs for cover*
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