If you have an 8051 with BASIC and a VBTerm code inside your PC and you are tired sending messages into the Terminal you can proove implement a protocol like ^[ to format one Windows screen.


^[P;23;48 = PSET(23,48)

For example:

^[X for cursor position ;Locate
^[Y for cursor position
^[P for a point ;Pset
^[L for a line ;Line
^[T for a message ;Print
^[C for color ;Color

For the project you need:

1) Modify the ROM-BASIC adding the header ^[ and set the values to send
2) Modify the VBTerm adding a secondary window to handle this protocol
3) Modify the VBTerm to add the incoming interpretation of chars.
4) Add interpretation for the outgoing keys: cursor keys, function keys, tab, etc

Enjoy
Rob Tuninetti (Mendoza, Argentina)