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- /* HEADER: CUG136.16;
- TITLE: TERMINAL;
- DATE: 7/1/86;
- DESCRIPTION: "Terminal installation program documentation";
- SYSTEM: CP/M;
- FILENAME: TERMINAL.DOC;
- AUTHORS: R. Rodman;
- */
-
-
- This disk contains games
- and a (quasi-)universal terminal definition system. Before
- running any of the other programs, run TERMINAL to create the
- file TERMINAL.
- Other terminal configuration methods
- described in your newsletter don't allow for object code
- portability, whereas this one does and has been used with not
- only C but also BASIC, Pascal and assembler. The games were fun
- projects of mine and I've decided to put them all into the public
- domain. I only learned C recently, so two were converted from
- Basic, the other from assembler (Don't criticize my C too much!
- Give me a chance!). They are written in C/80 (Software
- Toolworks), which means they should be easily portable to any
- Unix-compatible C.
-
- Here is a listing of the files on the disk:
-
- DUMPSTAR.C, .SUB, .COM - Dump Star video game
- TZ.C, .R, .COM, .DOC - Twilight Zone adventure game
-
- NO FAIR READING TZ.R! (Maybe we ought to squeeze it?)
-
- CMAZE.C, .SUB, .COM - Perspective maze game
- (Careful - doesn't use TERMINAL.SYS; also does direct
- port I/O to an AY-3-9513 Cricket at ports B0,B1 hex)
- TERMINAL.C, .COM, .DOC - Terminal configuration program
- RDTERM.C, .COM - Check your terminal configuration
- RANDOM.C - Random function for C/80
- PORTIO.C - I/O port access for C/80
- CUG.LTR - this letter
-
- Someone can probably improve upon my random number generator. It
- is pretty crude. If anyone installs any terminals beyond what
- TERMINAL supports, I'd like to get a copy of the new values so
- that the program can be enhanced.
- .pa
- Other projects I have underway are a 68000 cross-assembler and an
- operating system. Once the cross-assembler is complete I want to
- make a small-C for the 68000 which will then be used with the
- operating system as well as other projects. Currently the
- operating system is in Z80 assembler. When this is finished it
- will all become public domain. If anyone is working on similar
- projects, I'd sure like to get in touch with them.
-
- Have fun and ... C you later!
-
- Richard Rodman
- 6607 Mayfair Drive #302
- Falls Church VA 22042
- (703) 241-1681
- .FOThird Planet Productions, P.O. Box 3268, McLean VA 22103
-
- HOW TO CONFIGURE OUR PROGRAMS
- FOR YOUR SYSTEM -
-
- All Third Planet Productions programs are configured by means of
- a universal Terminal File. This file is read by programs written
- in BASIC, PASCAL and assembler, and will be used in all future
- TPP software releases as well. The programmers out there are
- encouraged to use it as well.
-
- The first step in configuring the program is to find out
- WHAT KIND OF TERMINAL YOU HAVE.
- If you have a Televideo 950, STOP! That's the default.
-
- There is a library of terminal configurations which comes with
- the program (TERMINAL.LIC). Your terminal/computer might be in
- the library already.
- The configurations currently supported are:
-
- TeleVideo 920 TeleVideo 950 Visual 200 Heath H19
- Osborne I ANSI Standard MAX-80 Hazeltine
- Perkin-Elmer Fox DEC VT-52
-
- If the configuration you need is not in the library, you will
- need to get your terminal manual and look up your control
- sequences. Some of the terminals included in the library are
- listed here a little later. Backed up by this, you're ready to
- bring up the TERMINAL program (TERMINAL.COM). This is done as
- follows:
-
- A>TERMINAL (Double width shows what you type in)
-
- Which console do you wish to configure? In a single-user system,
- it's always console 0 (zero). In multi-user MP/M configurations,
- each console may be a different terminal type.
-
- If you can use one of the configurations supplied in the library
- then use the R option in the program. When you select R you will
- be asked if you wish to configure for a variety of terminals. If
- you don't wish to use a particular configuration answer N;
- otherwise answer Y and the program will be set to use that
- terminal/computer. It's that simple!
-
- If there isn't an entry in the library that applies to your
- machine then you will need to use the C option. Control
- characters should be entered as a ^ (caret) followed by the
- upper-case letter. For example, control-R would be entered as
- ^R. In particular, the escape code (ESC) would be entered as ^[.
- The Home command for a Televideo would be entered as ^^.
-
- Few of the programs use all of the various entries in the file.
- Most will operate with just the Clear Screen and Cursor
- Addressing parameters.
- .pa
- After you enter your codes you might want to enter them into the
- library for future use. You can do this with the A option. (You
- might want to test your configuration before putting it into the
- library. If so,then you can test it using the method explained
- in the next paragraph. Then you can reenter TERMINAL and add
- your settings to the library.)
-
- You can test how well your terminal is configured by running the
- RDTERM program:
-
- A>RDTERM
-
- The various messages printed test what they say they are testing.
- (Honest!)
-
- If you are unable to decipher your terminal manual, please feel
- free to write us. In fact, when you order programs in the
- future, mention the type of terminal you have, and we may be able
- to pass along some information on how to configure it better for
- our software. Also if you have a configuration that we do not
- support, we would appreciate hearing from you: either in the
- questionaire, your next order or in a separate note.)
- .PA
-
- TERMINAL FILE FORMAT
-
- This document describes the file format of the standard terminal
- definition file. This file is generated by a program called
- TERMINAL.COM and is named TERMINAL.SYS.
-
- The file has a record length of 128 characters, divided into 16
- 8-byte fields. There is one record for each console in the
- system. Each field consists of a 0 to 7 ASCII characters, padded
- with at least one null. If the function is unavailable, the
- first byte should be a null.
-
- In most cases, the entire field can be printed. In the case of
- cursor addressing, this is not advisable. The following BASIC
- function can be used to truncate the field string:
-
- DEF FNS$(O$)=LEFT$(O$,INSTR(O$,CHR$(0))-1)
-
- Field Mnemonic Description
-
- 1 Miscellaneous parameters:
- WIDTH 1 Screen width in columns (1 byte)
- HEIGHT 2 Screen height in lines (1 byte)
- DEFINT 3 Default intensity: 'L'=Low 'H'=High
- USELST 4 Use last: 'Y'=Can print in last position
- without scrolling
- Cursor addressing parameters:
- SNDFST 5 Send first: 'Y' or 'X'
- METHOD 6 Method: '0'=Binary
- '1'=ASCII-Decimal, req'd no. of chars
- '2'=ASCII-Decimal, 2 characters
- '3'=ASCII-Decimal, 3 characters
- XADD 7 X addend
- YADD 8 Y addend
-
- 2 INISTR Initialization string
- (put terminal into ANSI mode, etc.)
- 3 CLRSCN Clear Screen
- 4 CLREOS Clear to end of screen
- 5 CLREOL Clear to end of line
- 6 CUROFF Turn cursor off
- 7 CURON Turn cursor on
- 8 CURBEG Cursor addressing - Lead-in
- 9 CURMID Cursor addressing - between X and Y
- 10 CUREND Cursor addressing - Trailer
- 11 HIINT Begin High intensity
- 12 LOINT Begin Low intensity
- 13 REVVID Begin Reverse video
- 14 NORVID End Reverse Video
- 15 INSLIN Insert Line
- 16 DELLIN Delete Line
- .pa
-
- Some Typical Terminals
-
- The following are some of the settings for the terminals that are
- in the terminal library. When entering your own codes, the
- character ^ (caret) followed by an upper-case character will
- cause the corresponding control character to be entered into the
- file. Control characters should not be entered directly. Note
- that TERMINAL will also display the functions in this format for
- verification by the user.
-
- Televideo Visual Heath ANSI
- TVI920 TVI950 200 H19 Std.
- ------ ------ ------ ------- ------
- WIDTH 80 80 80 80 any
- HEIGHT 24 24 24 24 any
- DEFINT H H H H H
- USELST N N N N N
- SNDFST Y Y Y Y Y
- METHOD 0 0 0 0 1
- XADD 32 32 32 32 0
- YADD 32 32 32 32 0
- INISTR
- CLRSCN ^Z ^Z ^[v ^[E ^[[2J
- CLREOS ^[Y ^[Y ^[y ^[J ^[[0J
- CLREOL ^[T ^[T ^[x ^[K ^[[0K
- CUROFF ^[.0 ^[x5 ^[[5h
- CURON ^[.2 ^[y5 ^[[5l
- CURBEG ^[= ^[= ^[Y ^[Y ^[[
- CURMID ;
- CUREND H
- HIINT ^[( ^[( ^[3 ^[[2m
- LOINT ^[) ^[) ^[4 ^[[0m
- REVVID ^[j ^[G4 ^[s ^[p ^[[7m
- NORVID ^[k ^[G0 ^[k ^[q ^[[0m
- INSLIN ^[E ^[E ^[L ^[L ^[[1L
- DELLIN ^[R ^[R ^[M ^[M ^[[1M
-
- NOTES:
-
- The character at the end of the ANSI sequence for CURON is a
- small letter L.
-
- INISTR is not shown. To use a Heath H-19 in ANSI mode, install
- as ANSI, but use ^[< for INISTR. HIINT and LOINT will not have
- any visible effect on an H-19.
-
-