[Info-vax] VTxxx/VMS term driver: bug or feature?

[Paul Sture]

In article <lEsCvRjo0IM3 at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
 koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:

> In article <00AB1E86.6A8A32EC at SendSpamHere.ORG>,   VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG 
> writes:
> > 
> > When using real VT terminals, the result with the /WRAP and no local wrap
> > shows that the terminal driver doesn't have knowledge of where the string
> > of digits begins.
> 
>    I'm wondering if they've all got heritage xterm code, or some other
>    heritage; or if they've all just emulated other emulators.  At least
>    most don't emulate Hilgraeve's early HyperTerminal, which MS still
>    insists on shipping.

Some of the terminal emulators I used in the early to mid 90s certainly 
showed an uncanny resemblance to each other.  Some were obviously the 
same software rebadged.  Was there a common codebase in the form of a 
development library perhaps?

-- 
Paul Sture