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From: "Sue Blake" <sue@welearn.com.au>
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To: James Hu <jxh@cs.wustl.edu>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, delta1@netcom.com
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 03:07:47 +1000
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James Hu:

> [ Problems with cons25/cons50 and telnet to hosts that don't
>   understand them ]
> Another alternative is to run a program which emulates vt100 for
> you: screen.  It is available as a package in the misc hierarchy as
> screen-3.7.1.tgz

Yippee!! The whole thing took 5 minutes to find, install and use. Instant 
Vt100 perfection, with the added bonus of function keys etc that I 
had never been able to use before :-)

Then, almost as fast, I was swept off the summit of new-found delights 
and away from my desk. Thanks much for the solution, and apologies 
for the late reply.


Regards,
        -*Sue*-

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