8 Mar
2007
8 Mar
'07
1:27 p.m.
For stuff of the era, the VT-52 is a very handy
terminal. I don't
recall my results with a VT100 or CiTOH-101 (clone), but I was *not*
able to use the VTEDIT macro under OS/8 with a VT220 in VT52 emulation
mode. The emulation just wasn't good enough. I suppose one could
find an open-source terminal program and ensure the VT-52 emulation
was up to snuff, but for a plug-it-in-and-get-to-work solution, for
pre-VT52 software, I recommend a real VT52.
-ethan
Shoot, finding a terminal program whose VT100 (or better) emulation is "up
to snuff" is hard enough! Especially if you're running anything other than
windows. I make do with X-Terms with their keys remapped since I don't have
room to have a pair of VT420's setup. :^(
Zane