Number: 1295

Date:  1-Jun-84 13':09':59

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: vanMelle

Subject: convert VTCHAT into a terminal emulator package

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Attn: vanMelle

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - Impl

Impact: Moderate

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Hopefully

System: Communications

Subsystem: PUP Protocols

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Description: '
Date': 21 May 84 01':50 PDT'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': Lisp': VTCHAT kills LispCore>Next': intermixed caretology'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': vanMelle'
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Lisp System Date': 21-May-84 01':21':39'
Machine': Dorado (Plaza)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 10000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Fatal'
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If you try to run VTCHAT in LispCore>Next, it dies a fairly horrible death. I think VTCHAT may have redefined one of the system critical functions? (I should have but didn''t poke it.)'
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Date': 21 May 84 12':15 PDT'
From': vanMelle.pa'
Subject': Re': Lisp': VTCHAT kills LispCore>Next': intermixed caretology'
In-reply-to': Masinter.pa''s message of 21 May 84 01':50 PDT'
To': Masinter.pa'
cc': LispSupport.pa, vanMelle.pa'
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I''m not surprised.  I did tell Marty explicitly that VTCHAT would not run in Harmony; I have to muck over Chat and VTCHAT some so that VTCHAT can become a terminal emulator package, rather than an entire Chat package.'
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	Bill'


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Edit-By: vanMelle

Edit-Date:  3-Jun-84 15':54':13