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# Apple II Terminal Info | ||
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These are terminfo entries for Apple II terminals: | ||
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* GS/OS Console | ||
* GNO Console | ||
* Apple II Extended 80 column card | ||
* ProTerm Special Emulation | ||
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Plus a .bashrc file to make them more usable in Unix. | ||
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## Why? | ||
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Well, the main reason is that I wrote a terminal emulator that emulates | ||
the previously mentioned terminals. As such, I needed terminfo entries | ||
to be useful. | ||
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These are largely based on the GNO/ME /etc/termcap file but some errors | ||
have been fixed. | ||
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## Installation | ||
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git clone https://github.com/ksherlock/a2-terminfo.git | ||
cd a2-terminfo | ||
make install | ||
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(Will install to your ~/.terminfo directory) | ||
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## Errors | ||
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When in doubt, run `tput reset` | ||
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A lot of software ignores your terminfo and uses hard-coded vt100/ansi | ||
escape sequences. `tmux` or `screen` can be used as a vt100 emulator. | ||
Or use better software. | ||
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Most control codes have a meaning for Apple II terminals. Therfore displaying | ||
control codes (such as `cat`ting binary files) is likely to have unanticipated | ||
consequences. Refer to previous instructions on `tput reset`. One particular | ||
example that deserves mentioning: `ESC` activates mouse-text in the GNO | ||
console. `ESC` is also THE vt100 control code. | ||
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`less` (and `more`, when it's `less`) strips non-vt100 control codes. Use the | ||
`-r` (raw) flag if you want them to pass through. | ||
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