[Simh] Semi-OT: Terminal Recommendations for use with SIMH

[Dan Gahlinger]

SecureCRT does full keyboard remapping, it's really nice.

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From: Simh <simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com> on behalf of Geoff Conway <gconway at bigpond.net.au>
Sent: September 29, 2019 12:25 PM
To: mjkerpan at kerpan.com <mjkerpan at kerpan.com>; Simh at trailing-edge.com <Simh at trailing-edge.com>
Subject: Re: [Simh] Semi-OT: Terminal Recommendations for use with SIMH


For REGIS graphics from a Windows environment I found 2 programs that will support REGIS and VT100, VT2XX, VT3XX , VT4xx, VT5xx terminal emulations:-



  1.  Micro Focus  Reflection Desktop for X  (expensive)[Enterprise market] [supports Windows, AIX, HPUX, solaris, linux]
  2.  DCSI E-Term32 Plus (much more reasonably priced @USD$149- for single license) [Windows only]



Both of these support all the DEC emulations and allow full keyboard remapping so that when using EDT in RSX11M-PLUS the numeric keypad works as intended.



I particularly wanted a terminal emulator that supported REGIS graphics – and now use both Reflection Workspace as well as DCSI E-Term32-Plus.



Most of my access currently is via a VT2XX style terminal emulations – with the REGIS Graphics usage to come later.

Primarily PDP-11 access currently – RSX11M-PLUS with BQTCP TCPIP suite allowing Telnet access.



I also found a third VT1XX style terminal emulator that also supports full keyboard remapping which is TTWIN64 – and it is an excellent program – but aimed at the Enterprise market so is also somewhat expensive. TTWIN64 does not support REGIS Graphics though.



If I had only been wanting VT100 style emulation then SecureCRT is quite reasonably priced although I’m not sure to what degree its terminal emulation supports keyboard remapping as it has been a while since I last used it.



Regards



Geoff





From: Simh <simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com> On Behalf Of Michael Kerpan
Sent: Sunday, 29 September 2019 13:48
To: Simh at trailing-edge.com
Subject: Re: [Simh] Semi-OT: Terminal Recommendations for use with SIMH



ZOC and SecureCRT are both rather pricy. ZOC is $80, while SecureCRT is $100. Also, neither of them support ReGIS or Sixel graphics, which would be fun to have. If I'm going to be spending $80-$100, I'd frankly rather just build something based around Xterm on a Raspberry Pi.



Mike



On Sat, Sep 28, 2019 at 3:46 PM Richard <legalize at xmission.com<mailto:legalize at xmission.com>> wrote:
>
> In article <BL0PR16MB24994FAB873683D7424C311FC9800 at BL0PR16MB2499.namprd16.prod.outlook.com<mailto:BL0PR16MB24994FAB873683D7424C311FC9800 at BL0PR16MB2499.namprd16.prod.outlook.com>>,
>     Dan Gahlinger <dgahling at hotmail.com<mailto:dgahling at hotmail.com>> writes:
>
> > I use only securecrt which has tons of DEC terminal simulations.
>
> I like SecureCRT as well and it's what I've been using as my
> ssh/rlogin/telnet/serial port terminal client for years.
>
> > I personally cannot stand putty.
>
> I'm not a fan, but it has the advantage of being capable and free.
>
> You can test the VT100 emulation by logging in as vttest via telnet to
> great-escape.tmesis.com<http://great-escape.tmesis.com>.
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