vt220 question

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Tue May 4 10:08:35 2004

>>>>> "Jay" == Jay West <jwest_at_classiccmp.org> writes:

 Jay> Ok, the post from Kevin reminds me of a VT220 question I've been
 Jay> wondering for some time. Is there a "BREAK" key on the vt220
 Jay> terminal???? I can't find it, nothing is labelled "break". I'm
 Jay> not looking for a key combo that interrupts a specific host
 Jay> platform like ^C or ^P or something, I want to generate a real
 Jay> electrical "BREAK" signal via the keyboard. What is it?

Yes. One of the F keys (F5?). The "BREAK" will appear on the
function key label strip that goes under the flip-up clear cover above
the row of function keys. It's on the label strip because the BREAK
function (and other things, like SETUP) apply to terminals but not
necessarily to other things that use the LK2xx series keyboard (like a
PRO).

You may also need to enable Break via setup; some vague memory says
that it can be configured to be a regular break or it can be made to
send control/C. Not sure about that; just walk through the setup
menus to see if there's any mention of it there.

      paul
Received on Tue May 04 2004 - 10:08:35 BST