Terminal Displays Unreadable Characters in BBS Connection

ID: Q161763

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows CE version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

You may see unintelligible characters while you are connected to a bulletin board service (BBS) using the Terminal program included with Windows CE.

CAUSE

Your connection to the BBS may use an emulation type other than TTY or DEC VT-100. Terminal supports only the TTY and DEC VT-100 emulation types.

RESOLUTION

Contact the system operator (sysop) of the BBS to determine if your account can be changed to the TTY or DEC VT-100 emulation type.

MORE INFORMATION

ANSI is an example of a common terminal emulation type that Terminal does not support.

Additional query words: hand held garbage

Keywords          : kbtool wince handheld 
Version           : 1.00
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: April 29, 1998