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re: decmips 7.2R: help -tty

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Feb 19 22:19:13 1991

Date: Tue, 19 Feb 91 22:19:00 -0500
From: John T Kohl <jtkohl@MIT.EDU>
To: bugs@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: [7145]

I suspect the '2' comes from /etc/termcap; it is supposed to be
interpreted as a delay multiplier so that the sender doesn't outrun the
terminal.  See termcap(5); search for "delay" and you'll find the
relevant paragraph.

John

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