Terminal Emulator

[Warner Losh]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 4:02 PM ben via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> On 2021-09-30 1:18 p.m., Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> > I would ask Dave Mcguire (LSSM)
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 2:57 PM Mike Katz via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I am looking for a good terminal emulator.  Not for connecting to older
> >> computers serially but to connect with my embedded designs.
> >> Do any of you have any recommendations.
> >>
> >> I've been using Realterm for years but it's not very good.
> >>
> >> I used UCON, hyper term, terra term, telix (going way back) and a few I
> >> can't remember the name of.
> >>
> >> Here are my needs:
> >>
> >> 1.  Runs under Windows 10 (linux optionally)
> >> 2.  Has user selectable baud rates (I use 500K baud frequently)
> >> 3.  Can use any Windows Com Port.
> >> 4.  Can send files as raw binary
> >> 5.  Has X-modem built in (nice but optional)
> >> 6.  Has some kind of basic VT-100 support
> >> 7.  Can display both ascii characters and binary data has hex numbers,
> >> preferably on alternate lines (hex above the ascii character like this:
> >>           45 76 65 72 79
> >>            E    V   E   R   Y
> >> 8.  Can send short manually entered strings in hex or ascii.
> >> 9.  Can recognize protocols (based on start and/or end of text
> characters)
> >> 10. Costs less than $100
> >> 11.  Can Capture what comes in the port
> >> 12.  Has local echo (when connected to systems that don't echo what you
> >> type)
> >> 13.  Has a large scroll back buffer.
> >> 14.  Has programmable macro buttons or function keys.
> >> 15.  Can handle removal and insertion of the TTL to Serial USB converter
> >> without crashing.
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >>
> Why just V100 and friends?  How about
> more of the vintage terminals of the 70's.
>

I'll point to the Sun NeWS terminal emulator that was termcap (or was it
terminfo) driven...

Warner


> Since we have bit mapped graphics,we can finally have over striked
> characters for ALGOL or APL.
> Ben.
> PS
> 15 USB serial and USB sticks don't work together. You need a cold reboot
> often to find the other device.
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