Bruce, thanks.

I really want a message-oriented protocol.  On the other hand, I don't
need "a lot" of state information.  When I get the manual I can see
better where to go with this.

>
> NS/VT is very different from telnet. It's message-oriented, not
> character-oriented. Telnet is mostly just a wrapper for characters, while
> NS/VT is a protocol with a lot of state information.
>
> It's documented in HP's _NS Message Formats_ manual, part number
> 91790-61024. The best place to learn about NS/VT, barring access to HP
> source code, is probably the FreeVT3K source code, which currently lives
> on the Telamon web server.
>
> -- Bruce
>
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