TeleVideo 950 info needed

[Bob Weissman]

Having lost my TeleVideo 950 manual long ago, I can't remember how to
re-program the function keys. Can anyone out there with a manual send me the
character sequence to emit to re-program them?

Thanks!

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Bob Weissman
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[Tim Kehres]

According to my manual (Revison B, April 1982) it claims the following:

Enter the following code in the exact sequence shown:

ESC | p1 p2 message ^Y

where

p1 is the number of the function key. The values of p1 are as follows:

KEY Unshifted Shifted
=== ========= =======
F1 1 <
F2 2 =
F3 3 >
F4 4 ?
F5 5 @
F6 6 A
F7 7 B
F8 8 C
F9 9 D
F10 : E
F11 ; F

The message can contain up to 63 bytes per key. (The total memory
available for the function keys is 256 bytes total or 64 characters
per key; however, one byte is added by the terminal processor for
control purposes.)

p2 is one of the following values:

1 = Send to the computer (full duplex)
2 = Send to screen (local)
3 = Send to computer and to screen (half duplex)

^Y is the termination character.

Because control, escape, cursor position, and similiar function
keys are not normally stored, a ^P embedded in the text of the
function key message may be used to store the next character
entered.

If your computer cannot receive the message fast enough, enter a
^@ (null) sign between each character of the message.

This information was valid for the 950's of a few years back. I believe
that TeleVideo has upgraded the firmware in their terminals since that time
and that the above information may not be completely accurate for newer
machines. This should at least give you a reasonable start. If not, you
might want to check with TeleVideo or your local distributor in obtaining
a new manual. Be sure to let them know what revision of the firmware you
are running is.

Tim Kehres
Control Data Corporaton / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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