[Simh] Telnet problems

[Dell Setzer]

To avoid all the CR/LF/BS/DEL problems, you need to use a telnet client 
with Dasher emulation. I think there's a version of Kermit from Columbia 
University that provides Dasher emulation. I've never used it, though.

Terminal compatibility with RDOS was always a problem -- Data General went 
out of their way to make sure RDOS could not be easily used with DEC (or 
ANSI) terminals -- DG wanted you to buy Dasher terminals...

...dell

On Tue, 26 Jan 2010, David and Jan Takle wrote:

> Ian,
> Thanks for replying, but I was already fairly sure that the problem was
> about getting the Telnet to speak RDOS codes. But so far I have not found
> any free telnet programs that will give me what I want (unless I'm not
> finding the right place to set the code). At this point I'm also guessing
> that "SET CONSOLE DASHER" is irrelevant for Telnet connections.
> My hope is that someone who has actually done this will let me know how they
> did it.
> ~David
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> wrote:
>
>> As I recall, Ctrl-J (line feed) *is* the 'enter' key for RDOS.  Don't blame
>> the sim.  :-)  I know that you can change the interpretation of BS (either
>> Ctrl-H or DEL) on most terminal emulators, and you might find one that sends
>> only LF for <return>, but I usually see a choice of CR or CRLF -- Ian
>> ________________________________________
>> From: simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com [simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On
>> Behalf Of David and Jan Takle [djtakle at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:51 PM
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>> Subject: [Simh] Telnet problems
>>
>> Using Nova emulator.
>> Can someone tell me what Telnet client to use and how to configure it?
>> Here are the commands I am using to start RDOS
>>
>> ATTACH DKP0 rdos_d31.dsk
>> SET CONSOLE DASHER
>> SET CONSOLE TELNET=2000
>> BOOT DKP
>>
>> Then I start the Telnet and connect to port 2000. It sort-of works, but
>> only if I press <Ctl-J> for an enter key, and Backspace is a real mess.
>> I would like the <Return> and <backspace> keys to be interpreted by RDOS
>> properly to make it easy to use. I have tried several Telnet programs and
>> all the settings each one offers, but nothing seems to work. I've also tried
>> "SET CONSOLE ANSI" but that doesn't work either.
>> What am I missing here?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ~David
>>
>>
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