Re: XY and on-line sessions

[Harmon F Seaver hseaver@xxxxxxxx]

>you decide to try Warp and are getting a new machine, you'd be well
>advised to insist that Warp be pre-installed, thus assuring you that you

   Absolutely -- there are many vendors out there who try to cut corners
by throwing in a cheap, no-name soundcard or whatever that doesn't meet the
real IBM-clone specs. By requiring them to pre-instal, you save mucho
potential headaches.

>are getting peripherals on the short list of those that support Warp.
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Not a very short list -- most peripherals work with Warp, very, very few
don't. But again, just get it as a package.

>2. While you're still using a shell acct, be sure your comm program is
>configured for your ISP's terminal (probably vt100). With my comm
>program, to activate vt100 cursor and Fkey emulation it's necessary
>then to toggle NumLk; yours may work the same. ... To upload a dos file

  Most comm programs have a setup where you have to specify the
destructive backspace, etc., for VT100 emulation. And, there are many crummy
comm programs out there, especially those packaged with modems, that say
they do vt100 emulation, but really don't do it right, and will give you a
serious headache trying to make it work with a shell account. Procomm is a
sure bet, if you start using Warp, get ZOC -- the slickest comm program I've
ever seen.


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Harmon Seaver
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"Some mon just deal wit' information. An' some mon, him deal wit' the
concept of truth. An' den some mon deal wit' magic. Information flow aroun'
ya, an' truth flow right at ya. But magic, it flow t'rougn ya."
     -- Nernelly, A Jamaican "Bush Doctor," 1982

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