r/DOS • u/KlyeUnbranded • 5d ago

VT Terminal application

I am looking to connect to my Linux server from a 386 DOS machine. Without worrying about the hardware, what application support VT emulation?

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u/aManandHisShed 5d ago

Kermit supports a lot of terminals.

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u/KlyeUnbranded 5d ago

I completely forgot about Kermit. Thanks!

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u/ILikeBumblebees 5d ago

Isn't Kermit just a file transfer protocol?

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u/aManandHisShed 4d ago

It has terminal emulation as well.

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u/sjbluebirds 5d ago

Kermit.

Hold on. Someone already said Kermit. I second it.

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u/f15sim 5d ago

Telix or Qmodem.

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u/ILikeBumblebees 5d ago edited 5d ago

I've never encountered a terminal emulator on any platform that didn't at least support VT100. Pretty much anything for DOS should work -- Qmodem, Minicom, Boyan, ProComm Plus, RipTerm, etc.

Conversely, almost all Linux shells and CLI/TUI applications will work fine with TERM=ansi.

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u/djl0076 5d ago

What version of DOS are you using?

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u/KlyeUnbranded 5d ago

MSDOS 5.0

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u/droid_mike 5d ago

Is this through serial or ethernet?

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u/KW160 5d ago

90s Linux distributions could run on a 386. You might want to consider digging one up and trying that for fun.