[Simh] Escape sequence problem with VMS/DECterm

[Mark Pizzolato - Info Comm]

On Apr 11, 2015 8:46 PM, Alan Frisbie <frisbie at flying-disk.com> wrote:
>
> I just got SIMH PDP-11 running and booted the RSX-11M-Plus v4.6
> pre-genned RL02 kit.   I am running it on an Alpha XP1000 with
> VMS v8.4 and DECwindows (DECterm).
>
> The problem is when I try to do anything that uses escape
> sequences with the terminal, like EDT.   The startup command
> file tries to determine the terminal type, but fails with
> "Inquire cannot determine terminal type".
>
> Even when I manually set the terminal type to VT100, EDT still
> does not work.   It seems as if the escape character is not
> getting through to my DECterm.
>
> Has anyone else run up against this problem?
>

In the simulator config file, redirect the console to a telnet port:

   sim> set console telnet=1234

Start another DECterm and in that DECterm " telnet
localhost 1234"

That interface might be getter behaved...

- Mark
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