Where can I read the ANSI terminal standard?

Question

I'd thinking about creating my own Terminal Emulation library, and I'd like to start by trying to get the latest standard for ANSI terminals. I know there are a lot resources out there, but I'd like to read the actual standard if I can.

If the standard costs "a lot of money" (for me, more than $25) to acquire, what's the next best (most complete) description I can find?

Answer 1

I think I found what I'm looking for. According to WikiPedia's ANSI escape code, the standard adopted was ECMA-48, the document is available at www.ecma-international.org Ecma-048.pdf