Re: Apple IIGS: public access shell by telnet/ Output from PINE-client

["HansJakob" <arett@gmx.net>]

Thank you for your reply!

I am using the Spectrum package which covers a range of terminal-options,
among them VT100.

After trying to connect to cyberspace.org (former Grex) I get a receipt on
selected terminal-display (VT100).   The problem persists, trying to start
pine/elm/lynx results in generation of garbled characters. When exiting,
pressing 'q' and 'y' (yes)  the reproduction is back to normal.

best regards



tturner@ecn.ab.ca> wrote in message news:MYTx8.157$nT3.63481@localhost...
> Deacon Blue (arett2@gmx.net) wrote:
> : Hello!
>
> : I have installed Spectrum Internet Suite enabling  TCP/IP and 'telnet'
> : functions on my IIGS.  I have establised connection to a number of
differen
> : 'public access shell' providers:
>
> : cyberspace.org
> : sdf.lonestar.org
>
> : Problem is related to the terminal-software, when trying to invoke PINE
or
> : ELM or LYNX the screen is filled with garbled characters.    I have
tried to
> <snip>
>
> --> Dunno if you've covered this - but when I see a similar
>     `messed-up' screen; it's usually been that the VT100 emulation
>     got turned-off and it's trying to display in straight ASCII.
>     Setting things back to VT100, fixes the problem.  The only
>     other screen-mess I've had, is a word-wrap problem, when
>     perusing the NG's.  I've had to change my width to 78 chrs,
>     to prevent the longer NG names from forcing an extra line;
>     which, in turn, throws-off the location of the `Arrow' that
>     indicates what line I'm on.  There may well be other reasons
>     for messed-up TXT screen displays - but these are the ones
>     I've run into.  The VT100 problem I've had on both the A2
>     and the PC side of life.  The word-wrap has only been on the
>     PC-side.  YMMV.
>
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