# Install wy60 with Homebrew Wyse 60 compatible terminal emulator. Version 2.0.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wy60 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wy60 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wy60 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.9 - **Source summary:** Wyse 60 compatible terminal emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - wy60 (cli) - wy60 (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.0.9 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.google.com/archive/p/wy60/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** wy60 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [libvterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libvterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, terminal-emulator. - [xterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, terminal-emulator. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [bochs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bochs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, emulation. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [claude-squad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/claude-squad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/wy60.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/wy60.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph