18 Dec
2023
18 Dec
'23
5:08 a.m.
On Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 4:00 PM Ron Natalie <ron(a)ronnatalie.com> wrote:
That’s not entirely true. The VT100 could switch
modes from 80x24 to
132x14 (the latter was pretty ugly) or with the AVO 132x24.
I recall some VMS programs in v3.2 misbehaving when run in 132x24 mode...
Warner
------ Original Message ------
From "Mary Ann Horton"
<mah(a)mhorton.net>
To tuhs(a)tuhs.org
Date 12/17/23, 5:51:00 PM
Subject [TUHS] Re: Compatibility question
The concept of a resizable window didn't appear until GUI interfaces.
Originally the hardware terminal had one specific size and vi depended on
the screen being that exact size. I suspect that SVr2 was in that category,
as the Sun merger of SVr4 would have been the reason to incorporate it. So
try a 24x80 window and see if it behaves.