[Info-vax] VMS Operator Panel ('glass terminal') not VT-compatible?

[Paul Sture]

On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:12:30 +0000, Simon Clubley wrote:

> On 2011-12-20, MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:
>> Is it true that the 'glass terminal' VMS Operator Panel is not
>> VT-compatible?  I've tried it recently, on a V8.4 Alpha (DS10) node and
>> I had to explicitly set it to VT100, which didn't do much good and
>> editors like EVE won't work.
>>
>>   - MG
> 
> Didn't Fred Kleinsorge (sp?) add a VT52 emulator to the console ?
> 
> If I am right, try setting the terminal to VT52 mode and use a editor
> (EDT ?) which supports it.
> 

You remember correctly. It was indeed Fred (and you got the spelling 
correct).  Only on Alpha models from a certain point on, but that covered 
the ones I was working with such as the 4100.


-- 
Paul Sture