3B1 software / COBOL termcap

[Jim Gottlieb]

I'm tackling two subjects with one article to save on headers :-)

1) In response to recent requests from newcomers for software, I
   thought I'd point out the "AT&T Computer Software Catalog --
   Workstation Software".  It lists several hundred software packages
   that run on the UNIX PC (plus several hundred more that do not).  It
   is published by Prentice Hall.  I have the Spring 1987 edition, and
   it is over 1000 pages.  Cost was $22.95 at my local bookstore.

2) I run RM COBOL on here (3B1, 3.51a) in order to run an accounting
   package that requires it.  COBOL wants to have its own termcap
   identifiers in the terminal descriptions (why I don't know.  If it
   knows about termcap, why not just read what's there.).
   Specifically, I had to add

	:NM=\E[0m:NB=\E[0m\E[1m:NR=\E[0m\E[7m:NS=\E[0m\E[1m\E[7m:\
	:AL=\E[0m\E[2m:AB=\E[0m\E[1m\E[2m:AR=\E[0m\E[2m\E[7m:
	:AS=\E[0m\E[1m\E[2m\E[7m:RS=\E[0m:OV=0:CF=\E[=1C:\
	:CN=\E[=0C:

	(I know, some of the escape sequences are rather long, but I
	couldn't figure out from the window(7) man page how to do
	multiple attributes in one escape sequence.)

   Anyway... the problem is that when I have these entries installed,
   vi starts to screw up, and I can't figure out why.  It shouldn't be
   looking at any entries with capital letters, so even if some
   conflicted with TAM codes, it still wouldn't matter, right?

   Any ideas are appreciated.  Thanks...
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                              Jim Gottlieb
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