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Text-Terminal HOWTO

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Text-Terminal HOWTO, written for Linux operating system, explains what text terminals are, how they work, how to install and configure them, and provides some info on how to repair them. If you don't have a terminal manual, this book may be of help. While it's written for real terminals on a Linux system, some of it is also applicable to terminal emulation and may be helpful for non-Linux systems.

You'll find chapters on:
o Types of Terminals
o Overview of How Terminals Work
o Special Features of Some Terminals 34
o Flow Control (Handshaking)
o Physical Connection 46
o Terminal Set-Up (Configure) Details
o Computer Set-Up Details
o Terminfo and Termcap
o Trouble-Shooting

172 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2000

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