[Info-vax] Vax Station 4000 VLC

[Simon Clubley]

On 2018-12-24, David Wade <g4ugm at dave.invalid> wrote:
> On 23/12/2018 20:14, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 12/23/2018 2:56 PM, David Wade wrote:
>>>    Is there any way to run EDIT on a VLC without loading DEC Windows.
>> 
>> Console only (no network and no serial connection)?
>> 
>> Arne
>> 
>> 
> Arne,
>   The VLC has two serial ports, one 25 pin and one MMJ so you can use a 
> VTxxx terminal, but I really meant via the console. It looks like the 
> answer to that is "no"...

EDIT is a verb which invokes a range of editors. Which editor are
you interested in ?

You can forget about TPU but you should be able to use EDT in line mode.

I won't suggest using the undocumented VT52 emulator because I think
that was something which only came in on Alpha GUI consoles and wasn't
present on VAX workstation consoles.

BTW, I can just hear Stephen right now: "Line mode. How. Quaint." :-)

Simon.

PS: There's always the TECO option... :-)

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