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Wyse 60 compatible terminal emulator. Version 2.0.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Wyse 60 compatible terminal emulator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wy60
history
Project history and usage
wy60 is a small curses-based compatibility tool for running legacy software that expects Wyse 60 terminal escape sequences. Its historical interest is tied less to a public project narrative than to the long tail of business and database applications that hard-coded terminal behavior instead of using termcap or terminfo.
Project history
The archived project description and mirrored README describe wy60 as a bridge for applications that assume Wyse 60 hardware-terminal escape sequences. It runs inside an existing terminal emulator with a working terminfo entry, translates between Wyse 60 sequences and the host terminal's escape codes, and launches a shell or command inside that emulated environment.
How it is used
The typical use case is preserving old terminal applications when the source cannot be changed or when replacing hard-coded Wyse 60 assumptions is impractical. The README is explicit that the supported escape-sequence set is limited, but intended to be enough for many legacy applications without modification.
Why package nerds care
As a package, wy60 is a preservation and compatibility artifact: tiny, niche, and valuable mostly when a site still has software written for a specific family of character terminals. It belongs in package repositories because those edge cases are exactly where an obscure terminal shim saves a migration.
Related projects
- The broader historical context is the Wyse WY-60 hardware terminal and commercial Wyse terminal emulators. wy60 is the lightweight Unix-side translator rather than a full graphical terminal emulator.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wy60 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.0.9
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wy60 |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wy60 |
| Homepage | https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60/ |
| Repository | https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60/source |
| Upstream docs | https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/wy60/wy60-2.0.9.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | wy60 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
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