Date   : Sun, 24 Nov 1991 20:28:10 GMT
From   : agate!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!news@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Harold A. Miller)
Subject: TeleVideo 803, QTERM, and termcap

I have a TS803 running all by itself and doing fine.  I have used David G's
QTERM a number of times quite successfully, primarily for download (SIMTEL).

My wife "owns" this machine, and has just discovered my Unix box.  I connected
the two permanently, showed her how to use QTERM, and off she went (vi and
rogue in particular).  Now I find that there appears to be a termcap problem.

I have played around with it some.  I find the tvi925 entry (as modified for
my actual 925) to work nearly perfectly.  It has one problem, for which I'm
looking around now.  Upon a clear-screen/home, in 'vi' or rogue, it eats
some characters from the first line.  Appears to be the second through
about fifth or so.  I've tried various padding, eliminating the 'ho' entry
(leaving it to use 'cm' with padding), etc.  but to no avail.

I have the hardware manual for the 925, but that hasn't helped.  I don't
have the manual for the 803, at least not a hardware one, listing the
cursor-control sequences.

Is this caused by QTERM?  Anyone have either a manual or a working termcap
entry for this combination?  All I'd need from the manual is the control
sequence listing (although DIP-switch description wouldn't hurt!).


Thanks much.  My wife thanks you too.  Sigh--another Rogue Monster.  Just
after my 8 year old daughter got started and I had to add a VT100 for her!
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