Date   : Wed, 22 Jan 1992 04:46:06 GMT
From   : mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!isis.cs.du.edu!trussell@uunet.uu.net (Tim Russell)
Subject: Faster Otrona clearscreen?

Hey all,

    Well, I got Qterm up and running on my Attache (thanks Dave!), and the
VT100 emulation is great!  There's only one problem.  The clearscreen built
into the Bios seems to be pretty slow, because the system drops characters
at both 1200 and 2400 baud after clearing the screen.

    I tried using termcap on the unix side to put in a delay after the
clearscreen is sent, but all my connections are over the network long
distances, and the stuff gets bunched together anyway.

    So here's my question: does anyone, by any chance, have a faster clear-
screen routine for the Attache?  Or is the Bios routine already as fast as
they get?  If I can just get this one problem fixed, I'll be really happy!

    Speaking of Bios, did Otrona ever sell the source, by any chance?  I
kinda doubt it since it seems to be a rather complicated one.

--
   Tim Russell               Omaha, NE           trussell@isis.cs.du.edu
   "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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