Msg: 5813 *Conference*
05-24-95 05:14:25
From: COMET _
To : MARK LENIGAN
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5811 (ASSORTED T200 QUESTIONS)
I'm not sure about Booster Pack for the m200--if it's not listed in the online catalogue or in the ForSale section of this BBS, *I'd* doubt it's existence. :) However, as a computer programmer, I can give you a definite answer vis-a-vis your query on Model 100 emulation for the m200--it *is* possible; any lack of one is merely caused by lack of programmer inspiration, time, and incentive. :) I have, in my past, written several terminal emulators and editors. The theory is simple; have a program read the input stream. If there are no control characters, echo the input to the output. If there ARE control characters, then look up what function should be performed. :) For example, on a VT100, the <ESC>[7m sequence means to begin writing characters in reverse-video. On a m100, an emulator would write an <ESC>p (I think; I'm writing this from memory). This latter sequence would perform the same function on the Model 100 that the initial sequence would on a VT100. So the main thing an emulator writer would do, initially, is compile a table of function sequences, for each terminal/computer, and then match up which escape sequence does what. :) [I hope I'm clear.]