An existing app that I want to rewrite uses VT100 emulation, essentially
using a PC as a dumb terminal. I would like to be able to have a front end
use emulation for existing functions but migrate the functionality to .Net
gradually.

I started this once using Reflection (the WRQ product, not .Net Reflection)
from VB6 but it wasn't very stable. I was wondering if there is anything
built in to .Net that would make this practical. Any advice appreciated.

Hi,

It certainly is possible to write VT100 emulation code in VB.NET.  I haven't
seen any reason to do so because all commercial communications add-ons
support this emulation.  Do you need a native .NET solution or is COM
Interop satisfactory?  I know that Sax Software is working on a .NET control
(www.saxsoft.com), however their Comm Objects 8.0 works in .NET, as do other
add-ons developed for VB(earlier).

I might consider writing a VT100 emulation (.NET native), if I could justify
the development effort.  I'd estimate that it would require about 100 hours
to do it "right".

There certainly is noting in .NET that does this for you, automagically.

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Thanks. I will take a look at the Sax object. Actually a closer look since I
just took a quick look.