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PART 3 – TERMINAL EMULATOR
A. Overview
A terminal emulator running on a PC is a convenient way to duplicate the
functionality of a teletype, paper tape reader/punch, CRT terminal, cassette
interface, capture printer output, etc. To provide these capabilities and
other useful functions, a terminal emulator with the following capabilities
is recommended:
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8-bit transmission of text files (e.g., paper tape reader).
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8-bit reception of text files (e.g., paper tape punch).
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Per character and/or per line delays when transmitting a text file.
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Terminal emulation should include an 8-bit mode in which the 8th bit is
ignored (assumed by 4K and 8K BASIC). Note, if the emulator supports a
7-bit plus parity mode in which the received parity is ignored, this
will also work.
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Support for original XMODEM (checksum) file send and receive.
B. TeraTerm Terminal Emulator
On the Windows platform The TeraTerm emulator meets all of the requirements
listed above. TeraTerm is now an Open Source project maintained at:
http://ttssh2.sourceforge.jp/index.html.en
The version of TeraTerm maintained at the link above is much newer than the
version found at the “TeraTerm Home Page.” The latter is not recommended.
C. Installing TeraTerm
Installation files for TeraTerm are available on the AltairClone.com website
under the Support link. The installation files are also included in the All
Manuals and Software as a .zip file link.
Follow these steps to install TeraTerm:
1) Extract all files from the downloaded .zip file.
2) Install TeraTerm by running the file teraterm-4.77.exe
Note: On the "Select Components" installation page, you can de-select
all optional components.
3) Copy the files "keyboard.cnf", "baud115k.ttl" and "baud9600.ttl" to the
program folder in which TeraTerm was installed.
4) Copy the file "teraterm.ini" file to the "My Documents" folder.
D. Configuring TeraTerm
When TeraTerm is launched, it loads its configuration from the "teraterm.ini"
file it finds in the "My Documents" folder. Step 4 above put a sample con-
figuration file in the “My Documents” folder. The first time TeraTerm is
started, you will probably have to select a different COM port under "Setup-
>Serial Port." After choosing the proper COM port, save the configuration by
choosing "Setup->Save setup" and over-writing the "termaterm.ini" file in the
"My Documents" folder.
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