Subject: Re: termcap question
To: Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D. <drk@shore.net>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/06/1999 20:14:44
"Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D." <drk@shore.net> writes:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> >"Daniel R. Killoran,Ph.D." <drk@shore.net> writes:
> >> Where are the characteristics of terminal names like tty33 defined? I
> >> couldn't find this one in /usr/share/misc/termcap.
> >> (I looked for it instead of pc or vt100 because things like vt100 are
> >> defined all over the place)
> >
> >I'm not entirely sure I even understand what you are asking
> >here. Maybe you could expand and explain your problem more clearly?
> >
> >Perry
> 
> Sure. I want to create a terminal device, called zterm, similar to vt100,
> but with 37 lines & 96 cols. I also want to change a couple of other things.
> This is the most convenient size to use with Zterm on a Mac as a serial
> terminal. I know I can change the rows & cols with stty, but I would like a
> specific device type.

What do you mean by "device"?

I'm really not getting what you're asking for. I would have guessed
that you meant you wanted to set a terminal type in in the termcap
file, but you've already said that isn't what you mean.

Perry