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February 2000, Week 4

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Reid Larson <[log in to unmask]>
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Reid Larson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:33:06 -0800
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Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I don't believe that any of the terminals emulated by Reflection actually
> 'remembers' what the prompt character(s) is(are) - they'd have no way of
> knowing what the prompt is!

HP terminals (and Reflection by emulation) do not remember 'what' the prompt
is, but they do remember 'where' the prompt is.  They do it by noting where
you started typing.  The DC1 does not play a role here.

-Reid
WRQ, Inc

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