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From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam R. E. Quin)
Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 04:07:03 GMT

Found on comp.sys.next.misc:
> SUNSOFT'S WINDOWS DIRECTIONS
> [...] 
> Unfortunately, applications using the NeWS Toolkit (TNT) or NeWS imaging will
> not be supported.  Applications using NeWS imaging must be ported to Display
> PostScript.  We recommend that applications using TNT be ported to OLIT.

smith@canon.co.uk (Mark Smith) writes:
> OH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA BANG THUD
> i can't wait to see the porting guide

hmm...  I think I can wait.  I think I can wait a very long time before I
move to a SunOS and OpenWindows without NeWS.
They tell me Sun's DPS is going to be faster than some of the others.
I hope so, the RS/6000 comes with a version that's slower than NeWS runs on
my 4/110.  But I hadn't heard that the easist way to go from TNT was OLIT.

Here is my porting guide.  For most developers, this method is *much* cheaper:

(1) licence the OpenWindows Server (xnews) code from Sun, together with TNT.
    About $5,000 with a small-ish ($40 or so) royalty.
(2) port xnews to Solaris 2 (shouldn't be too hard!)
(3) Carry on using TNT.

Lee

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From: fwp@CC.MsState.Edu (Frank Peters)
Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
Organization: Computing Center, Mississippi State University
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:17:05 GMT

In article <C1IpD2.4Gz@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca> rjkroege@pebbles.uwaterloo.ca (Robert Kroeger) says:
: I fully support you in porting NeWS to Solaris.

NeWS already runs in Solaris 2.  The OpenWindows that comes with 2.1 is
still X11/NeWS based.
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From: patl@bodacia.Eng.Sun.COM (Pat Lashley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Re: HELP: server connection
Date: 26 Jan 1993 01:57:12 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: patl@bodacia.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: bodacia

In article 16392@cs.utwente.nl, skow@cs.utwente.nl (Jacek Skowronek) writes:
|>I am currently running Open Windows server from the network 
|>(let's call it machine N). Let's call my machine machine A.
|>We got recently a SparcStation 10 (lets's call it machine B)
|>which stands in our room.
|>On machine B, Open Windows has been installed on a local
|>disk. I suppose it would be faster for me if I run
|>OpenWindows from machine B than from our network machine N.
|>Is it so?

Probably not.  If B and N are both on the same physical net, and
the same logical subnet, then which will be faster depends entirely
on the relative configurations of the two machines and how badly
they are loaded.  At most sites you can assume that a fileserver is
only used as a fileserver (no other load), and that the hardware and
software may have been optimized to provide better service.  (E.g.
more RAM, PrestoServe boards, etc.)  On the other hand, it is probably
accessed by more workstations on a regular basis...

|>If so, then I think I have two possibilities and I would like
|>to know how to do it.
|>First: do not run the server on my machine and just
|>use the server on machine B and just display on my
|>machine. How do I have to do it? I mean, what parameters do I
|>have to set (DISPLAY etc.).
|>Second: run the server on my machine. Then I would like to
|>start the server from machine B, and not from machine N. How to
|>do it?

To display on your machine, you have to run the X/NeWS server locally.
You can then run programs remotely and have them display locally; but
unless they require resources not readily availiable from your workstation,
you'll probably get better response running them locally.

The real question is whether to execute the server (and apps) from
local disk or from a fileserver via NFS.  Again, there's no solid
answer.  It depends a lot on the configuration of the workstation
and of the fileserver, network load, specific program mix, etc.



-Pat




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Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
From: dprhws@inetg1.ARCO.COM (Herb Swan)
Subject: RemoteHostRegistry in .user.ps
Keywords: .user.ps
Organization: ARCO Oil and Gas Company
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:09:21 GMT


Whatever happened to the RemoteHostRegistry dictionary, which maintains a
list of remote host names authorized to connect to the xnews server?  By
putting the following clause in my .user.ps file, I conveniently used to
be
able to initialize this list under Openwindows V 2:

RemoteHostRegistry begin
	/host1	true	def
	/host2	true	def
	etc.
	end

This fails under OW V3.  Adding "/NeWS 3 0 findpackage beginpackage"
doesn't help, either.  Any suggestions?  Thank you in advance.
From: guy@Auspex.COM (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
Date: 28 Jan 93 01:07:26 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara

>(2) port xnews to Solaris 2 (shouldn't be too hard!)

I rather suspect you're correct, given that it's *already* running on
the Solaris 2.1 machines here.

I.e., Solaris 2.1 includes Open Windows 3.1; Open Windows 3.1 includes
the X11/NeWS server.

It's Open Windows 4.x or 5.x or whatever they call it that will lack
NeWS.
From: wschmidt@globalix (Wolfram Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: Dux Software
Followup-To: poster
Date: 26 Jan 1993 15:29:14 GMT
Organization: Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engeneering / 830
Distribution: world
Reply-To: wschmidt@iao.fhg.de
NNTP-Posting-Host: globalix.ikos2.iao.fhg.de


If I remember right it is this newsgroup where I read something about
SimCity for Sun workstations. Is anyone from Dux Software listening?

If noone is listening: What's their email address (if any)?


Thank you very much,

Wolfram Schmidt
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Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
From: salc@shearson.com (Sal Cataudella)
Subject: Re: Sun to use DisplayPostScript!!!
Reply-To: salc@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:30:57 GMT

In article 16031@canon.co.uk, smith@canon.co.uk (Mark Smith) writes:
>Found on comp.sys.next.misc:
>
>> SUNSOFT'S WINDOWS DIRECTIONS
>> [...] 
>> Unfortunately, applications using the NeWS Toolkit (TNT) or 
>> NeWS imaging will not be supported. Applications using NeWS 
>> imaging must be ported to Display PostScript. We recommend 
>> that applications using TNT be ported to OLIT.
>
>OH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA BANG THUD
>
>---- Mark Smith ---- Canon Research Europe ---- smith@canon.co.uk ----
> i can't wait to see the porting guide

oh well... it's time to give this newsgroup up to the ms-windows folks

--sal

Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: kennehra@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Rich"TheMan"Kennehan)
Subject: Escape sequences for vt102???
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 19:17:26 GMT




Hi.  Does anyone know what the escape sequences for vt102 terminals
are?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

- Rich
  kennehra@logic.camp.clarkson.edu


Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: kolar@spot.Colorado.EDU (Jennifer Lynn Kolar)
Subject: Re: X windows emulator for DOS?
Keywords: X terminal emulator for DOS via SLIP
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:52:59 GMT

glamm@shark.micro.umn.edu (Bob Glamm) writes:

>Hiya all..
>I've got a question for you:  Does anyone know of a X terminal emulator
>for DOS that will run via a SLIP connection?  I know programs such as Linux
>or 386BSD include X as part of the package, but I don't want to install a 
>full fledged UNIX system on my machine.  I just want the terminal emulator.
>If you've got any information regarding such software, please, post here or
>send me email at glamm@mermaid.micro.umn.edu or glam0001@student.tc.umn.edu.
>I would really appreciate it (especially if it was anonymous ftp'able).

	Please send me informationas well! Many thanks in advance.

Jen
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: glamm@shark.micro.umn.edu (Bob Glamm)
Subject: X windows emulator for DOS?
Summary: Needed Xterminal emulator for DOS that works via SLIP line...
Keywords: X terminal emulator for DOS via SLIP
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Under Grad Workstation Lab.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:08:19 GMT

Hiya all..
I've got a question for you:  Does anyone know of a X terminal emulator
for DOS that will run via a SLIP connection?  I know programs such as Linux
or 386BSD include X as part of the package, but I don't want to install a 
full fledged UNIX system on my machine.  I just want the terminal emulator.
If you've got any information regarding such software, please, post here or
send me email at glamm@mermaid.micro.umn.edu or glam0001@student.tc.umn.edu.
I would really appreciate it (especially if it was anonymous ftp'able).

Thanks,
Bob

Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: mphall@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (Michael Hall)
Subject: Another approach to the Adm3a+?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:17:36 GMT

	Thanks to the person who sent the termcap entries for the ADM
family of terminals.  Unfortunately, the entries are exactly as found in
the local system's termcap file.

	This leads me to think there may be a function within the stty
command that sets space characters to either destructive or merely
cursor-forward commands.  Can anyone help?

	-Mike
-- 
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mphall@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: jody@lib.haifa.ac.il (Yosef Branse)
Subject: Re: IBM 3270 to vt100 conversion
Organization: Haifa University Library
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 11:23:21 GMT

In article <1993Jan14.213026.6633@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu>,
seth@welchgate.welch.jhu.edu (Seth Perlman) writes:

> I am looking for solutions to the following terminal emulation problem:...
> Is there any public domain software which can run on either the IBM or Sun
> which will convert 3270 to vt100 or some other common terminal types?

There is a package called TNVT100 available from the LISTSERV at CUNY 
(LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU). If I recall correctly, you send the command

     GET TNVT100 

to the server.

I saw a demonstration of this after it had been installed on the central IBM
here, and it looked OK. We can't use it just yet because it doesn't have
Hebrew support, but it did give a decent screen display.

The package is maintained by Art Ecock (ECKCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU).

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From: george@sunstone.UUCP (GEORGE VOGEL)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Wyse 99GT
Date: 26 Jan 93 10:21:44 GMT
Organization: AUR Support Staff

Just picked one of these up at a surplus sale...now I know why:

I cannot save any settings to (CMOS?,EEPROM?).  When I turn it off, it 
defaults to it's factory settings.  Is there a battery inside?  Anyone
have any suggestions?  It's a VERY nice terminal, but I sure hate 'customizing'
it, and I don't really want to leave it on all the time ;-)

Thanks!

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From: jeff@igc.apc.org (Jeff Dean)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: vt100test program?
Date: 23 Jan 93 08:10:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1539300001:000:350
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!jeff    Jan 23 00:10:00 1993


I used to have a program called "vt100test" (or something similar) that
could be used to test a terminal or terminal emulation for adherence to
the vt100 "standard".  I lost track of the program many years ago,
and needless to say, I need it again.  Does anyone know about this
program, or something similar?

Thanks...

	Jeff Dean
	jeff@igc.apc.org
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: jody@lib.haifa.ac.il (Yosef Branse)
Subject: Re: INFO WANTED: VISUAL Technology and X-terms
Organization: Haifa University Library
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 11:13:24 GMT

In article <1993Jan14.172156.1709@timesink.chi.il.us>,
mikebo@timesink.chi.il.us (Michael Borowiec) writes:

> Looking for any information on a company called VISUAL Technologies.
> An address and/or phone number would be most appreciated...

Visual Technology, Inc. 
120 Flanders Road
Westboro MA 01581
Tel: 508-836-4400
FAX: 508-366-4337

They make VT compatible terminals. We've used several "generations" here, over
the years - I'm writing this at a Visual 603. From my limited experience, they
are preferable to DEC originals, and certainly cheaper (here in Israel, at
least.)

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Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: kwill@lunatix.uucp (Kelvin Williams)
Subject: I NEED A TERMINAL!
Organization: Lexington Public Access Unix. -KY- (606) 255-9121
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 01:43:49 GMT
Keywords: If anyone has an extra, tell me.

	I am in the need for a terminal..  I need one CHEAP!  And I cannot 
have a huge one like the old VT-100's..  I need one that would look decent 
in an office setting.. If you can help reply to: kwill@lunatix.uucp

			kelvin




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Newsgroups: comp.terminals,news.newusers.questions
From: mphall@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (Michael Hall)
Subject: Help needed with ADM3a+
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:07:00 GMT

	I have a Lear Siegler ADM3A+ terminal which I use to log on to
the Unix machines at school at 1200 baud.

	The terminal performs fairly well using the adm3aplus termcap
entry with one notable exception.

	Using telnet clients and elm the spaces are nondestructive.  So,
for instance, the line on the elm display that takes input and offers
options never clears before asking for more input making for a very
jumbled display.

	I assume there may be something wrong with the termcap offered
here.  The dip switch the ADM3A had for destructive/non destructive
cursor spacing is not included on the 3A+.

	I tried calling Lear Siegler, but they seem to be out of
business or else not where they used to be and not easily found.

	Any help will be greatly appreciated. I could switch to another
terminal for not alot of money, but if I can keep this one running, I
would prefer to.

	Mike
-- 
Michael Hall
mphall@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,misc.forsale,misc.forsale.computers.other,osu.for-sale
From: jingyao@rainier.eng.ohio-state.edu (Jinyao Liu)
Subject: VT220 manual sets for sale
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Electrical Engineering
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:50:13 GMT

 
   	I have some remaining VT220 documentations. They are brand new, still
sealed.  Each package contains
 
	* VT220 Owner's Manual   (120 pages)                  (EK-VT220-UG-003)
	* VT220 Programmer Pocket Guide	 (45 pages)           (EK-VT220-HR-002)
	* VT220 Installation Guide                            (EK-VT220-IN-002)
	* VT220 Owners Manual Addendum for Models D.E, and F  (EK-VT220-UG-CN1)
	* VT220 Programer Pocket Guide for Modems D,E, and F  (EK-VT220-HR-CN1)
	* Keyboard function keys layout insert strip. (for the top row of keys)
 

        All I really need is to keep one set, so I am selling all the rest for
for some lunch money.  If you can use them, you can have one set for $25, I'll
pay the postage. If that's too much to you, tell me so and make me any offer 
you want to make. (you know these things cost you a lot if you have to order
them from DEC, say hundred of dollars!)

Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: booth@ccad.uiowa.edu (Michael Booth)
Subject: Looking for VT100 escape codes (or a FAQ)
Organization: CAD-Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:48:18 GMT

I need the full set of escape codes for a VT100 terminal. Could some
kind soul tell me where I can find them (preferably on the net).

Or, instead, is there a FAQ for this group? If there is, where can I get it?

Thanks

Mike
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From: bob@csuohio.edu (Robert Martel)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals.tty5620
Subject: 730 terminals
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:09:16 GMT
Organization: Cleveland State University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


	We just received a few AT&T 730 terminals and have been
learning how to take advantage of the layers environment.  From
experience I know that a few people look in this newsgroup from 
time to time.  I was wondering if there are any FTP sites that
have software that has been written for the 630/730 series
terminal.

	Thanks!
	Bob Martel  bob2@cua3.csuohio.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals.tty5620
From: adh@cbnews.cb.att.com (andrew.d.hay)
Subject: Re: 730 terminals
Organization: guess
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 14:08:43 GMT

bob@csuohio.edu (Robert Martel) writes:
"	We just received a few AT&T 730 terminals and have been
"learning how to take advantage of the layers environment.  From
"experience I know that a few people look in this newsgroup from 
"time to time.  I was wondering if there are any FTP sites that
"have software that has been written for the 630/730 series
"terminal.

didn't see anything in the anon. ftp lists...
the at&t toolchest has lots of neat stuff [not free, though], but i
don't have the phone number.

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From: shuford@cs.utk.edu (Richard Shuford)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: color tektronix terminal program
Followup-To: comp.terminals
Date: 25 Jan 1993 23:01:45 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville--Dept. of Computer Science
Distribution: world
Expires: Mon, 8 Mar 1993 22:24:26 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: carlsberg.cs.utk.edu
Summary: TGRAF-07 from Grafpoint (or MS-Kermit?)
Keywords: Tektronix, graphics, MS-DOS,

In article <93015.143552REH113@psuvm.psu.edu>,
 Bob Hart <REH113@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>
> Would any of you out there know the name of a terminal program that is
> capable of displaying color tektronix graphics (tektronix 4105), for an IBM?
> Names of public domain or commercial programs would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.

There exists a commercial program called TGRAF-07 that emulates a
Tektronix 4107 on IBM PC/AT type equipment.  When I last checked, it
did cost a nontrivial amount of money.

The vendor is Grafpoint, in San Jose, California.  Call +1 408/446-1919.

If you can get by with only monochrome, 4010/4014 Tek graphics, Joe
Doupnik's MS-Kermit program can do the job, and can be obtained for
free from Columbia University.  MS-Kermit also emulates the text-
mode DEC terminals VT102, VT220, and VT320 quite nicely, for the price.
I typed these words using MS-Kermit.

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From: lfinkelstein@vax.clarku.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Problem with DDR 3180+
Date: 26 Jan 93 15:49:42 GMT
Organization: Clark University

My company has set up a leased line with one of our clients.  We set them up 
with a DDR 3180+ terminal so they could hook into our IBM mainframe running 
CICS.  

After finally getting the connection to work it seems that at times the 
terminal is not showing part of the screen.  I think it is the lowerf left 
quadrant of the screen.  It's just not displaying.

Has anyone ever heard of this before?

Please respond by mail.

				Thanks,
				Loren Finkelstein
				LFINKELSTEIN@VAX.CLARKU.EDU
From: roberts@nimrod.wpd.sgi.com (Robert Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: TekXpress X-terminal
Date: 25 Jan 93 22:40:10 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA

Anyone know the pin-outs/signals/interconnections of the various connectors
on the "ergo cable" supplied with the TekXpress X-terminal?  (The ergo cable
is the 4-way cable that connects the monitor, keyboard, mouse, and electronics
module.)  Mine is busted and I think I'm going to have to build my own since
I bought the terminal at an auction.

Please respond directly to me via e-mail.  Thanks.

	- Robert Stephens
	  roberts@sgi.com
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
From: thompsn@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Adam Thompson)
Subject: Re: VT420s and Unix/Help appreciated
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:07:15 GMT

In <1993Jan20.154800.24726@infodev.cam.ac.uk> kmj1000@cus.cam.ac.uk (K.M. Jeary) writes:
>Is there any significant advantage to be gained by, for example, defining
>the VT420 as a vt200, compared to a vt100? Does anybody have an entry for
>a (at a guess) vt400, and does it differ significantly from/have any advantage
>over the vt100 entry?

There is no large advantage.  I would recommend using as highly-defined a
termcap as possible... just for cursor optimization.  However, you are
likely:
 1) running them at 9600(or more) bps -- cursor movement optimization
    becomes pretty much a moot point at that speed.
 2) If you're like most places, server consoles could be just as well
    replaced with a Decwriter IV -- low use, basically a log of messages.

It would probably be just fine to run as vt100, vt102, vt200/220, vt300/320
- whatever you have termcap(/info) entries for.  I have an extensive
terminfo entry for a VT320 if you're interested.  The one Sun ships has a
few problems.

>We run 3 4/690s under SunOS 4.1.2.

Do you have any job openings ? :-)

-Adam Thompson
 thompsn@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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