[Simh] Terminal emulation

[Norman Lastovica]

I have been very impressed with CRT from Vandyke (www.vandyke.com) over many
years.  I work full time using terminal emulators and CRT seems to be 
the best bang for
the buck in terms of performance and functionality.  fwiw.

Vorländer wrote:
> Zachary Kline wrote:
>   
>> However, I've recently installed OpenVMS on the simulated 
>> VaxServer 3900.  I'm not sure about a few points, though the 
>> most frustrating for me is terminal emulation.  I have PuTTY 
>> for Windows, which I am using as my VMS system console - at 
>> least until I get my license PAKS and can load up TCP/IP.
>> What I'm wondering is mostly if anyone could desceribe to me 
>> the general layout of the Vt102 terminal?  PuTTY seems to 
>> emulate Xterm, which emulates VT102.  I've seen a number of 
>> references to a Gold key, as well as keys labeled help, do, 
>> etc.  Any information on what these are would be appreciated.  
>>     
>
> Hittner, David T. answered:
> ...
>   
>> Most low/no-cost terminal emulators emulate VT100 functions 
>> because they map easily to a PC keyboard. VT200 keyboard 
>> (LK201) functionality is not intuitive because the DEC 
>> keyboard had more keys than the standard 101/104 key PC 
>> keyboard. PuTTY is a good low-cost solution, [...]
>>     
>
> In the low-cost range of terminal emulators for MS Windows,
> I'd recommend Kermit 95 (don't be fooled by the name, I use it
> on Win2k and XP), see http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
> Kermit95 emulates a VT320.
>
>   
>> When emulation accuracy is more important than cost, I HIGHLY 
>> recommend either HP's Pathworks 32 (for the [Digital] 
>> eXcursion X Server and [Ericom] PowerTerm 525 terminal 
>> emulator) OR Hummingbird's Exceed (X Server) and Connectivity 
>> Secure Shell (SSH encryption for X) for use with the Digital 
>> operating systems. The accuracy of these emulations is *much* 
>> better than lower cost solutions. Ericom's PowerTerm terminal 
>> emulator (which is provided as part of HP's Pathworks 32) can 
>> also be purchased separately.
>>     
>
> If you can find it, KEA! (nee KEAterm) is a very good alternative,
> too. AFAIK, Attachmate has stopped development of this outstanding
> terminal emulator - what a pity!
>
> cu,
>   Martin
>   

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