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Instructions for use of Rational Terminal Emulator on IBM PC

January 7.1988 


The attached files  are designed to provide the functionality of a 
Rational or Facit terminal via an IBM PC class personal computer.  This 
material is intended for use with the software package "Reflection 2", 
by Walker, Richer and Quinn, Inc.  By incorporating the files included 
here in the setup configuration of Reflection 2, the user can access the 
Rational Environment via the standard PC, the AT, or the Enhanced 101/102 
keyboards.  

There are two libraries included here.  The first, Kbm_files, includes 
the files which map IBM PC keystrokes to Rational input sequences.  The 
second, Keymap, includes files which, when used with the Rational 
Document Formattter, will produce keyboard overlay graphics which can be 
printed on a laser printer.  'Ready to Print' Postscript images are 
also included.


Setting Up the PC as a Terminal

Files in Kbm_Files directory are formatted as described in the 
Reflection 2 manual in the chapter describing remapping the keyboard.  
The user is encouraged to understand this material before proceeding on. 


The following must be complete prior to using the PC as a Rational 
Terminal

A. Reflection 2 should be installed on the PC as described in the 
   instruction manual.  The user should be familiar with the basic 
   operation of the emulator software.    

B. The Kermit file transfer software  must be operational on this R1000. 
   Kermit is public domain softare which provides a reliable file 
   transfer capability from the R1000 to the PC.  This software is  
   available via the Rational Software Catalog.  
   
               
In order to emulate a Rational terminal, it is necessary to download the 
Kbm_Files to the PC, and create configuration files which will be used 
with Reflection 2.  The downloading can be accomplished using the PC as a 
standard VT100,  making use of it's Kermit Recieve capability.       
   
The following instructions list briefly the steps required to begin 
using the PC as a Rational terminal.  Full details of these procedures 
are discussed in the Reflection 2 documentation.  
  
1.  Use the Reflection default configuration to start the emulator and 
initiate communication with the R1000.  The communication parameters 
will depend on the specific communications equipment in use.  
    
2.  Log on to the R1000 as a standard Vt1000.  At the "terminal 
type"prompt, enter:

   Vt100  24 80 
  
   Standard Vt100 keybindings are shown in the Reflection manal and the
   Rational documentation. 
  
   
3. Execute the command Kermit.Send, as shown, to download the files in 
directory Kbm_Files to the PC. 
 
             Kermit.Send (Source => "fully_qualified_name_of_file",
                         Target => "R1000xx.kbm")
                                                 
   where the Source is the fully qualified name of the Kbm_file which 
   matches your keyboard type:
   
                               R1000pc    for PC or PC/XT keyboard
                               R1000at    for PC/AT keyboard
                               R1000enh   for Enhanced 101/102 keyboard
                               
   Target should be the simple name chosen above, with the extension 
   ".kbm" .
  
  

4.  When the R1000 "Running" message comes on. open the Reflection 
    Command Line on the PC, and enter "KR", for Kermit Recieve.  The 
    file will be transfered to the local DOS directory.  
    
                     
5.  Once the file transfer is complete, exit to DOS using Alt-X.  

The Kbm file now must now be "compiled" into a configuration, or "CFG" 
file.  (refer to you Reflection manual if you require additional details 
on this procedure).

6.  At the DOS prompt, type "Keycomp  R1000xx.KBM  R1000xx.CFG" and 
    return. When the Keycomp program stops running, you are ready to 
    connect to the R1000 as a fully functional Rational terminal.  


7.  Execute Reflection 2 with your new CFG file.  At the DOS prompt:

    R2  R1000xx.CFG
                          
    
    At the "terminal type=" prompt, enter:
    
    Rational  Vt100  24  80

      This configures the R1000 to recieve Rational terminal input 
      sequences, and generate Vt100 control codes for the terminal 
      emulator.   

8.  It may be necessary to reset the communications parameters and save 
    them as before in the new CFG file.
    

    

Printing the Keymap Graphics 

In the Keymap directory are two types of files: Rational Document 
Formatter source files, and Postscript image files.  All Postscript files have 
the _Ps suffix.   Two files are included for each keyboard type.  
Function_keys contains the image for the function keys F1..F10, while 
Keypad contains the graphics image for the numeric keypad.  Both of 
these files are included for each of the three keyboard types: PC/XT, 
PC/AT, or Enhanced 101/102.  Use only the files which correspond to the 
hardware configuration of your PC.    

If the Rational Document Formatter is installed and running on your 
R1000, the Document Formatter files can be customized and changed as 
desired.  Otherwise, the _Ps files can be printed directly via a laser 
printer to yield a graphical picture of the keymap overlay.