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# Apple II Terminal Info
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These are terminfo entries for Apple II terminals:
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* GS/OS Console
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* GNO Console
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* Apple II Extended 80 column card
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* ProTerm Special Emulation
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Plus a .bashrc file to make them more usable in Unix.
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## Why?
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Well, the main reason is that I wrote a terminal emulator that emulates
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the previously mentioned terminals. As such, I needed terminfo entries
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to be useful.
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These are largely based on the GNO/ME /etc/termcap file but some errors
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have been fixed.
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## Installation
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git clone https://github.com/ksherlock/a2-terminfo.git
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cd a2-terminfo
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make install
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(Will install to your ~/.terminfo directory)
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## Errors
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When in doubt, run `tput reset`
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A lot of software ignores your terminfo and uses hard-coded vt100/ansi
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escape sequences. `tmux` or `screen` can be used as a vt100 emulator.
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Or use better software.
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Most control codes have a meaning for Apple II terminals. Therfore displaying
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control codes (such as `cat`ting binary files) is likely to have unanticipated
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consequences. Refer to previous instructions on `tput reset`. One particular
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example that deserves mentioning: `ESC` activates mouse-text in the GNO
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console. `ESC` is also THE vt100 control code.
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`less` (and `more`, when it's `less`) strips non-vt100 control codes. Use the
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`-r` (raw) flag if you want them to pass through.
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