[Info-vax] Last Call for (New) DEC VT Terminals

[Dirk Munk]

Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2015-06-28 19:54, Dirk Munk wrote:
>> Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>
>>> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>> The only "proper" terminal "emulator" I know of, apart from DECs
>>>> powerterm (which isn't free anyway) is actually xterm. xterm do
>>>> everything I have ever tried correctly.
>>>>
>>>> I have not found a single other emulator that works right. Feel free to
>>>> point to one, but I should warn people that I have already tried
>>>> quite a
>>>> few...
>>>
>>> VTstar.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I found it. It even works with Windows 8.1 so it seems. No secure
>> connections I'm afraid, just Telnet (and LAT, CTERM en COM port).
>
> I'm fine with just telnet, cterm and lat. :-)
> However, windows only... Hrm.
>
> Well, isn't VTstar related to Powerterm (the thing DEC shipped with
> Pathworks?)

Powerterm was made by Ericom, and Ericom still produces terminal 
emulators. They are just a bit expensive.

>
> Ok, I should also say that Powerterm seems to work absolutely right, but
> then again, since it came from DEC, and also speaks both telnet, lat and
> cterm (and even ssh), I would expect it to work right.
>
> SO I lied. I actually knew one more than xterm...
> (xterm, by the way, was also worked on a lot within DEC.)
>
>      Johnny
>