[Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program

Little John sales at gimechip.com
Sun Nov 14 16:35:48 EST 2010


I received some offlist requests to transfer Gene's VT220.AR
to a disk image. I have done so and extracted it
as well.
It is a 360K ".os9" disk image:
http://gimechip.com/files/vt220.zip
I will leave it up for a few days before removing it.
-JohnT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at gmail.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program


> On Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:22:27 am Little John did opine:
>
>> Oh, by the way, as this thread was supposed to be about terminal
>> emulators requiring 128K rather than 512K,
>> I use V-Term. It emulates VT52 and VT100 terminals, runs in 128K (with a
>> 40K buffer) and even works with ADOS-3 if you have it. Yes, it's a Disk
>> BASIC based program. If you are using Nitros or OS-9, look at the files
>> Gene suggested.
>
> And I forgot to mention that vt220.ar was done on a 512k coco3 at my old
> office, one of those must work situations when the only vt-220 terminal we
> had, died and dec wanted about a kilobuck for a new vt-550.  I don't
> believe it needs more than 128k though.
>
> IIRC I also put zmodem triggers in it too, however that may need more than
> 128k to fork the rzsz stuffs.  Terminal proggies aren't a lot of good if 
> you
> can't move files with them. ;)
>
>> To the original poster of this thread, contact me if you need V-Term and
>> the manual (offlist)....
>> JohnT
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Little John" <sales at gimechip.com>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>>
>> > Heck yeah! Uh - wait... what were we talking about anyway? I seem to
>> > have lost track...
>> > Oh well... on to some CoCo related stuff...
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Sean" <badfrog at gmail.com>
>> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 2:15 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>> >
>> >
>> > I just got back from the local pub.  What an awesome thread to come
>> > back to! :)
>> >
>> > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Little John <sales at gimechip.com>
> wrote:
>> >> You seem to take everything way too seriously...
>> >> This is a list for information regarding the Color Computers and
>> >> clones...
>> >> not Life, The Universe and Everything - there are plenty of other
>> >> lists for
>> >> that sort banter.
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Triller"
>> >> <trillersmi at hotmail.com>
>> >> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:01 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>> >>
>> >>> My My, can you not find meaning and significance in your own life
>> >>> why do you quote others as if they are really special? You give
>> >>> them too much credit, perhaps it is time you found the will to do
>> >>> something significant or
>> >>> write something significant, say something significant....do not
>> >>> wast your
>> >>> life admiring others, take action and do something instead of being
>> >>> passive
>> >>> and thinking "that person was brilliant, I can never measure up to
>> >>> him/her"
>> >>> Something that other people might laugh at and ridicule and say is
>> >>> not worth
>> >>> pursuing or impossible for you or respond to whatever it is you are
>> >>> trying
>> >>> to do by saying "your insane" they may not be right, use pure "cold"
>> >>> logic
>> >>> to determine what is right, do not be moved by emotions or instinct
>> >>> or pressure from other people, and perhaps you will see things
>> >>> clearly and be
>> >>> able to make the right decisions. In short do not become as much as
>> >>> possible
>> >>> a hypocrite and do not be subject to a bias based on one of the
>> >>> errors listed above that int
>> >>> erfere with a persons logic.
>> >>>
>> >>>> From: sales at gimechip.com
>> >>>> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> >>>> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:49:28 -0600
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Actually... that's just part of Gene's signature file... a quote
>> >>>> from Ed
>> >>>> Howdershelt... another quote from Ed:
>> >>>> "I was born at a very early age."
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Triller"
>> >>>> <trillersmi at hotmail.com>
>> >>>> To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 9:39 PM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>> >>>>
>> >>>> > I would prefer to eliminate "soap" and go with Ballot, Jury and
>> >>>> > Ammo, conformity does not defend liberties, and as for ballot's
>> >>>> > and the Jury
>> >>>> > they are in favor of those in power because they make the rules
>> >>>> > of how
>> >>>> > these processes are conducted and in specific regards to the >
>> >>>> > ballot...are
>> >>>> > they really effective in a two party system, in which both
>> >>>> > parties are
>> >>>> > similar-I am from Canada by the way, and are run by
>> >>>> > self-interested > humans
>> >>>> > who choose to seek power for their own prestige? As for the young
>> >>>> > woman
>> >>>> > who is in love and would rather to the meaningless rhetoric of
>> >>>> > her > lover
>> >>>> > than words that mean something and if listened to might bring
>> >>>> > about a great positive change, is that not willful blindness and
>> >>>> > is that not selfish? Perhaps if she and the rest of the
>> >>>> > emotional/instinct driven ignorant masses listened, this world
>> >>>> > might not be as screwed up as it is.....rather than ignore the
>> >>>> > unpleasantness around you and go about
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > your
>> >>>> > daily life, would it not be right and more dignified to do s
>> >>>> > omething, even if it is just to acknowledge reality? To think and
>> >>>> > understand rather than allow yourself to be distracted by your
>> >>>> > lover?
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > To
>> >>>> > take comfort in that and avoid responsibility? Also Ammo is a
>> >>>> > last > resort
>> >>>> > as you pointed out, but there are times when it must be used, and
>> >>>> > > others
>> >>>> > where it is wrong and unjust and even criminal to use it...and
>> >>>> > also liberty is not an excuse to use ammo, I am tired of
>> >>>> > justifications for
>> >>>> > Merritt-less wars...under the guise of freedom....
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >> From: gene.heskett at gmail.com
>> >>>> >> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
>> >>>> >> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:17:43 -0500
>> >>>> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> On Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:12:57 pm citadelbbs did opine:
>> >>>> >> > --- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "seanrussoct08"
>> >>>> >> > <seanruss at ...>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> wrote:
>> >>>> >> > > Hi Everyone,
>> >>>> >> > >
>> >>>> >> > > I wondered, are there any terminal programs out there that
>> >>>> >> > > don't require 512K?
>> >>>> >> >
>> >>>> >> > V-Term, Mickeyterm or Greg-E-Term.
>> >>>> >> > Is it for RSDos or OS9?
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> There is also the original VT-100, and my version, vt220.ar with
>> >>>> >> some
>> >>>> >> added
>> >>>> >> esc stuffs that made it VT-220 compatible. Both for CoCo3/os9 >>
>> >>>> >> systems.
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> <http://gene.homelinux.net:85/gene/stuff4george/vt220.ar>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> -- >> Cheers, Gene
>> >>>> >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>> >>>> >> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> >>>> >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>> >>>> >> Horace's best ode would not please a young woman as much as the
>> >>>> >> >> mediocre
>> >>>> >> verses of the young man she is in love with.
>> >>>> >> -- Moore
>> >>>> >>
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> -- 
> Cheers, Gene
> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> Mommy, what happens to your files when you die?
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