Article 5088 of vmsnet.alpha: > > In article <33A0C950.5EB@earthlink.net>, Krueger > writes: > I've got a new Alphastation 500/333, and I'd like to edit > some of the startup command procedures. Problem is, the only terminal > I have is the workstation console. How can I configure to use EDT? It > doesn't respond to escape sequences as it is... > > Thanks, > > Kurt Krueger > An undocumented feature is that depending on the graphics (this should would on most of the low-end third part graphics - if you get a blue screen with "OpenVMS Console" on the bottom it should work), VT52 emulation is embedded in the device driver (what the heck, it was only a handful of escape sequences, and a couple dozen lines of code - so I threw it in). $ set term/dev=vt52/line_ed $ edit/edt Will give you a semi-functional EDT. Semi-functional because not all of the keys on the keyboard are functional. But it might do the trick. -- Frederick G. Kleinsorge | Standard disclaimer: All opinions OpenVMS Engineering | expressed are mine, and not those of my Digital Equipment Corporation | employer, or any one else with half a kleinsorge@star.enet.dec.com | clue. No refunds on sale items.