WHOOPEE!

From: D. Peschel <dpeschel_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon Dec 7 14:35:33 1998

> THIS IS INTERESTING. IM ON FROOM A PRINTING TERMINAL.
> NO LOWERCASE LETTERS, 00 BAUD AND AN ACCOUSTIC COUPLER.
> FUN FUNFUN

WHAT, NO APOSTROPHE?

ON SOME OLDER UNIX SYSTEMS, IF YOU LOG IN USING AN ALL-CAPS
NAME, THEY GO INTO "PRINTING TERMINAL" MODE. (WHEN THEY ASK
FOR YOUR PASSWORD, THEY HAVE ALREADY SWITCHED MODES.) THEN,
LETTERS WILL BE ENTERED IN LOWERCASE EXCEPT WHEN PRECEEDED BY
A BACKSLASH. THERE MAY BE A SIMILAR TECHNIQUE ON YOUR (DEC?)
SYSTEM. NOTE THAT ALL "ACTUAL" BACKSLASHES (THOSE SENT TO THE
APPLICATION, RATHER THAN BEING PROCESSED BY THE TERMINAL DRIVER)
MUST BE DOUBLED.

WARNING -- MANY NEWER UNIX SYSTEMS APPEAR TO SUPPORT THIS MODE
BUT ACTUALLY DON'T (BACKSLASHES WON'T WORK). TRY WITH A REGULAR
TERMINAL FIRST.

TELL US IF YOUR TERMINAL WILL RECEIVE LOWERCASE LETTERS EVEN THOUGH
IT WON'T SEND THEM -- because writing in all caps makes my eyes hurt.
(THE END OF THE LAST SENTENCE WAS IN LOWERCASE).

-- DEREK
Received on Mon Dec 07 1998 - 14:35:33 GMT