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Re: lynx-dev 4 suggestions
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Mark Mentovai |
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Re: lynx-dev 4 suggestions |
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Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:58:32 -0400 (EDT) |
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Jacob Poon wrote:
> Didn't PC Board, Opus, RIPTerm, and many other modem-based BBS terminal
> software support something called doorway mode? AFAIK doorway mode allow
> passing (platform dependent) keyboard scan codes to the servers, including
> shift states. Therefore it is not impossible to implement, but it is only
> impossible to implement without assuming users' platforms. :)
Yeah, you're right, I forgot about doorway emulation. It's the difference
between "impossible to implement" and "difficult, not worth it, to
implement, not to mention unusability for almost all users". :)
-Mox
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