[ale] Terminal escape sequences and standards

[krwatson at cc.gatech.edu (Watson, Keith R)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
John
> Wells
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 16:48
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Terminal escape sequences and standards
> 
> Guys,
> 
> Reference the following java class:
> 
>
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/jsat/jsat/de/mud/terminal/vt320.ja
va
> ?rev=1.1.1.1&view=markup
> 
> Where does one come up with these codes, which I assume are terminal
> escape sequences? Is there and RFC or standards document out there
> somewhere that defines them? For example, if I desired to create my
own
> vt100 capable terminal emulator, where would I begin? Where would I
get
> the vt100 definition to know what escape sequences to expect?
> 
> Let me know if I'm way off base or misunderstanding something here.
> 
> Thanks!
> John
> 


John,

The Archive of VIDEO TERMINAL INFORMATION
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~shuford/terminal_index.html


This site is dedicated to the range of video terminals produced by
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1970 to 1995
http://vt100.net/


keith

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