newbie tkinter question

[Grant Edwards]

In article <tOEG7.908$Yh.64583 at atlpnn01.usenetserver.com>, Steve Holden wrote:
> "Grant Edwards" <grante at visi.com> wrote ...
>> In article <480f610.0111081146.72a92cb0 at posting.google.com>, Jared wrote:
>> 
>> > I am investigating using a python/Tkinter environemnt for apps
>> > development.  The target hardware environment would be pretty
>> > old-fashioned - a bunch of dumb terminals (VT420's, mostly)
>> 
>> Sheesh.  Calling a VT420 a "dumb" terminal.  Of all the nerve.
>> 
>> Dumb terminals are ones that lack any sort of control mechanism
>> (escape sequences and the like).  None of the VTxx and VTxxx
>> were dumb terminals.
>
> But they weren't that smart either ...

They were pretty darned smart in my book.  VT102 and upwards
even had line/character insert modes!

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