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Re:Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @08:34PM (#18669236)
Terminal is not the same thing as CLI or TUI. I don't have a problem with either of the latter interfaces, I have a problem with archaic emulation of long obsolete hardware with in-band signaling.
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Re:Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH by TimTheTinker on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @10:08PM (#18669584)
Sorry, misunderstood. Yes, VT100 is rather archaic. Is there a more modern alternative?
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Re:Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @11:07PM (#18669784)
A modern console would use out of band signaling for things like cursor position, colors, size changes, etc. Windows consoles work like that using API calls, which is perhaps not ideal for quickly hacking things together but at least doesn't wig out on you if something throws arbitrary bytes into the stream.
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