terminfo vs. termcap

[Will Nelson]

In article <6912 at ig.ig.com>, will at presto.ig.com (Will Nelson) writes:
> In article <1312 at umbio.MIAMI.EDU>, aem at ibiza.Miami.Edu (a.e.mossberg) writes:
> > 
> > /etc/termcap is BSD.  AT&T came up with a compiled version which loads
> > somewhat faster, and uses very similar source files. Most, if not all, BSD
> > systems use /etc/termcap. Terminfo is used by Sys V and derivatives (A/IX,
> > A/UX, etc).
> > 
> 
> Just a note to say that /etc/termcap didn't originate at Berkeley.
> Version 7 and System III from AT&T used it, too.


I was wrong. Here is the mail Rich Salz and I exchanged on this:

I'm sure you'll get lots of comments about this, but you're wrong.
Bill Joy came up with the termcap concept will working on an
early BSD.  Some Version 7 vendors (e.g., UniSoft 68000 ports)
and some System III vendors (e.g., the new-defunct Fortune)
bought up those enhancements, but termcap is Joy's baby...
	/rich $alz
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The port that I saw was UniSoft 68000 Version 7.
I also saw UniSoft System III, Zilog System III and Onyx System III.
I'll bow to your explanation, since I've never seen the Version 7
and System III sources as they came from AT&T.
Now I'll just have to get ready to weather the flame-storms :-)
Thanks.
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