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Chapter 10: Principles of Data Communication
10.3 Terminal Emulation
To enable trouble-free connections to a wide range of remote computer
systems, communications-software programs offer several terminal emulation
possibilities. These are mini-programs which, when running, make your
computer appear to the remote computer as an acceptable terminal device.
By making your computer emulate a particular type of terminal, the software
sets up the correct control codes which are passed to the remote computer
during dial-up and answering, and informs your computer how to handle
certain control characters that are sent from the remote device.
A large number of communications-software packages are available, and the
majority of them have many terminal emulation options that you can choose
from. In general, either ANSI or VT100 emulation is required for
communicating with a remote Bulletin Board Service (BBS).