[Info-vax] [OT] Unix terminal drivers, was: Re: Moving away from OpenVMS

[Simon Clubley]

On 2012-05-17, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>
> Just consider the terminal driver's built-in timeout capability. If you
> use that and move to Unix or even TCPIP, you need to re-invent the wheel.
>

Unix terminal drivers have a built in timeout capability (at least the
ones I am familiar with); the timeout is in units of 0.1 seconds.

BTW, if you want to start sending terminal data over a TCP/IP connection
on Unix use select() with a timeout.

Simon.

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