[Coco] V-Term here... [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program

Sun Nov 14 20:04:16 EST 2010

V-Term + Manual is here:
http://gimechip.com/files/V-Term_GIMMESOFT.7z
I will leave it up a couple of days before taking it down.
Note that it will likely NOT work with CoCoNet, DriveWire, HDB-DOS, etc. It 
will work with either version of DECB and ADOS3. If you are running CoCoNet 
or other Disk BASIC that proves to NOT be compatible, this is what I do:
Disk Controller w/DECB in Slot 4 of Multi-Pak
CoCoNet or similar in Slot 3 of MPI
Slot 3 selected by default (the switch)
When I want to run V-Term:
POKE &HFF7F,&H33 (selects slot 4 - the drive controller with DECB in it)
POKE 113,. (the . has the same value as 0, so either will work. I use the . 
because it is right next to the , so faster to type. anyway, this prepares 
for a cold start)
DLOAD (this cold starts the coco 3 into slot 4 of the MPI, thus Disk BASIC 
and I can run V-Term from the real floppy drive)
Pressing RESET will restore CoCoNet....
It works....
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 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] [Color Computer] Re: Terminal Program


>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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