From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
From: Boyd Roberts <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] vt
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:59:34 +0000
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"Douglas A. Gwyn" <gwyn@arl.army.mil> a crit dans le message news:
3AD1CE1A.B490D57C@arl.army.mil...
> Boyd Roberts wrote:
> > the compiled crap is impossible.  for all its faults, at least
> > termcap was ascii text.
>
> Terminfo is text, too, but the compiled form is used at run time.

yes i knew that.

> There are utilities to convert back and forth,

and they suck.

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Boyd Roberts        http://www.insultant.net        boyd@insultant.net

What do you know about surfing, Major?  You're from goddamn New Jersey.

    -- Lt. Colonel Kilgore