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- This is the README for Top Gun Telnet, my first try at an application
- that uses the Palm Pilot Pro's built-in TCP/IP library.
-
- Instructions
- ------------
-
- Here's a brief set of instructions (obviously, you need to have a Palm
- Pilot Professional for this to work at all):
-
- o Start PPP from the "Network" section of the Prefs app.
- o Go to the TG Telnet app.
- o Enter the server hostname in the top line on the screen, and hit "Open".
- You can enter a hostname or numerical IP, optionally followed by a
- colon and a port number.
- o Type into the bottom field (just above the buttons), and push "Send"
- or "SendCR" to send the text with or without a return. Use "^x" to send
- a control-x, "\^" to send ^, "\\" to send \, "\e" to send ESC, etc.
- The page up and page down keys on the Pilot send ^k and ^l, respectively.
- o Once you have logged in, you may have to set your remote machine to
- "echo" mode ("stty echo" on Unix) if you want your typing to appear in
- the output window.
- o The menus will let you change the font size and/or width of the terminal.
- If you choose a width larger than you can see, the thick line above the
- text entry field will become a simple scrollbar. NOTE: the bar will
- _not_ move as you drag it; it will only move when you lift your pen.
- ALSO NOTE: If the screen does not update after you change font or width,
- tap the Graffiti area (putting you into punctuation mode). For some
- reason, this (or a handful of other events) seems to unblock it.
- o Hit "Close" to disconnect when you're done.
-
- For best results, you should run "screen" on the machine to which to telnet.
- This will provide your applications with a VT100 environment, and handle
- things like virtual terminals, automatic screen redraws when you change
- width or font, and the ability to interrupt and resume login sessions.
-
- The termcap entry for tgtelnet is contained in the accompanying "termcap"
- file, and duplicated here:
-
- pi|pilot|tgtelnet:am:xn:bs:co#39:li#16:cl=\Ec:cm=\Em%+ %+ :ho=\Em :nw=\Em~ :\
- :so=\Eb:se=\EB:bl=^g:cr=^m:do=^j:le=^h:kP=^k:kN=^l:
-
- To use it (and screen), put it in your server's /etc/termcap file. Then,
- when you log in to your server using tgtelnet and do "stty echo", set your
- TERM environment variable to "tgtelnet", and run screen.
-
- With this method, I have been able to run vi, emacs, elm, trn, and lynx.
- What more could you want?
-
- Future Enhancements
- -------------------
-
- OK, you could want more. First of all, source. It will be released when
- I get a little more free time after the semester is over. Watch the
- pilot-unix mailing list for announcements. Second of all, when I go
- home (_not_ in the US) at the end of the semester, I will be adding
- crytpo into the client, to hopefully make it ssh-compatible.
-
- Comments and bug reports are welcome (though I don't promise not to
- put them aside or ignore them...); send them to the pilot-unix list
- or to me at the address below.
-
- Legalese
- --------
-
- This software is copyrighted by the Regents of the University of
- California. The following terms apply to all files associated with
- the software unless explicitly disclaimed in individual files.
-
- The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify,
- distribute, and license this software and its documentation for any
- purpose, provided that existing copyright notices are retained in
- all copies and that this notice is included verbatim in any
- distributions. No written agreement, license, or royalty fee is
- required for any of the authorized uses. Modifications to this
- software may be copyrighted by their authors and need not follow the
- licensing terms described here, provided that the new terms are
- clearly indicated on the first page of each file where they apply.
-
- IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
- FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY
- DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
- THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,
- INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
- NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
- AND THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE
- MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
-
- - Ian Goldberg, ISAAC Group, UC Berkeley
- <iang@cs.berkeley.edu>
-