Terminal and printer type files are files that the system
uses to define the relationship between the terminal or printer
and the device driver on the Datacommunications and Terminal Controller
(DTC). Some examples of the type of information defined by a terminal
or printer type file includes flow control for inbound and outbound
data, whether the terminal operates in block mode, and how the computer
responds to the backspace character.
It is not necessary to understand terminal or printer type
files in order to operate terminals or printers, but it is useful
to know they exist. Refer to Appendix C “Terminal Type Files” for a list of terminal and printer type
files supplied in the MPE/iX operating system.
