On Jan 30, ok wrote
> Hi,
> 
> where can I set the (default) terminal?
> Which differences exist between pc3 and vt220?
> May I use vt100?

The key mapping and escape sequences are different.
You have to put the right type in the TERM env variable, so that
programs can get the key mappings and escape sequences rigth (terminals are
defined in /usr/share/misc/termcap).
For an alpha console, I can't check rigth now but I think the type sould be
"sun".

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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