Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 01:47:00 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: -= ArkanoiD =- <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] !
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On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, -= ArkanoiD =- wrote:

> Why use Telix? All vt100 "emulators" (at least most of them) implemented in
> terminal programs designed to call BBSes do not emulate vt100.. They
> emulate something strange instead..  The Only Good Thing is kermit.
> 
> btw i use DEC Rainbow for that. Real DEC vt100 built-in - not just emulation ;)

Well, we're working hard to make opendos NOT support the DEC
rainbow, so you'll be out of luck very soon.  My kitchen-sink
code is VERY specific to IBM-PC hardware and does direct screen
drains.

> > service.  When this happens I'm going to download minix and hope
> > that it is Tandy compatible.  Then I'll hopefully have a true
> > NetPC (also slow :o)
> >
> > Has anyone ran minix on a Tandy?  If so, how much memory is
> > required?
> >
> 
> So OpenDOS with networking extensions (as i do for now) is not enough for you?

I don't know yet.  Haven't tried it out.  I'd still like to play
with Minix though just as a curiousity.


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