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.th terminals VII 5/31/77
.sh NAME
terminals \*- descriptions of commonly-used terminals
.sh DESCRIPTION
This page serves as an introduction and index to the pages
in Section VII
that describe some of the terminals in common use.
These pages should help solve those problems that may occur during
the actual use of the terminals.
Note that no conclusions regarding terminal selection should be
drawn from the presence or absence of specific terminals
in these pages.
Headings on these pages include:
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COMMANDS TO ISSUE AFTER LOGIN \*-
this section gives the commands necessary
to properly initialize the state
of the terminal.
The commands usually include
.it "tabs(I)"
to set hardware tab stops, and
.it stty(I)
to set appropriate carriage return and line feed delays.
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NORMAL SWITCH SETTINGS \*-
this section notes the required settings for the various switches and toggles
of the terminal.
It is especially important to be aware of these when using a terminal in a
public terminal room,
as switches may be left in an unexpected setting, leading to odd results.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERS AND STATES \*-
characters having atypical effects are noted here,
along with escape sequences that may be needed to generate useful actions.
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COMMON PROBLEMS \*-
this section lists problems commonly found
when using the terminal
and indicates possible remedies for them.
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IDIOSYNCRASIES \*-
notes unusual properties of
the terminal.
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Although almost any full-duplex ASCII terminal can be used with
PWB/UNIX,
some are much more suitable than others.
Because the whole terminal situation changes rapidly,
no recommendations are given here regarding choice of terminals.
.sh "SEE ALSO"
stty(I), tabs(I)
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DASI450(VII),
GSI300(VII),
HP2640(VII),
TERMINET(VII),
TI700(VII)
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