[Info-vax] DCL, was: Re: Microkernel

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2012-08-15 02:28, Winston19842005 wrote:
> On 8/14/12 5:59 PM, in article k0ehns$450$1 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE, "Johnny
> Billquist" <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>
>> On 2012-08-14 13:46, Winston19842005 wrote:
>
>>> I don't understand why this cannot be done on the client side?
>>> Back when I was logging in via a terminal server to our Alpha/Vax systems
>>> (1999 or so), I used a terminal emulator that had a mode where you could
>>> completely type your command line, edit it if need be, and then send it to
>>> the remote system.
>>
>> How would that deal with when you do not want echo of what you are
>> typing? Or when you actually are running in a mode where each keystroke
>> are acted upon, such as when you are running EDT?
>>
>> Johnny
>>
>
> It was a simple switch from buffered back to the original terminal, just a
> keypress away.

The problem being that you can miss it, or not even be aware of this 
being required.
Sure, you can run with local echo and local editing. For many, that is 
not an attractive solution, which is why a host based solution is asked for.

	Johnny