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From: harry@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Harry I. Rubin)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: information about Freedom 1 terminal
Summary: anybody familiar with it?
Keywords: Freedom 1
Message-ID: <29806@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: 22 Jun 89 05:39:35 GMT
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Reply-To: harry@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Harry I. Rubin)
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After using my Freedom 100 terminal from Liberty Electronics
for 6 years, the keys are starting to go: the shift doesn't always
shift, some keys double-bounce, and now the killer -- the "c" goes
down but doesn't come up, so you are likely to get "cccccccccc."

I can't find anyone who repairs keyboards, or even sells keyboards
for dumb terminals.  Liberty Eleccccccccccccccctronicccccccccccccccccs
has offered to to trade my old keyboard plus $80 for a "refurbished"
keyboard.  Or, they will trade my old terminal plus $255 for a new
Freedom 1 terminal (they say they can use the spare parts).

Has my old terminal reached the end of it's rope, so that it should be
replaced, or will a "refurbished" keyboard restore it for many more
years of use?  That is, is the expeccccted useful life of a terminal
about 6 years, or much more?  As far as I know, the screen and
electronics are fine.

Is the Freedom 1 a good terminal?  A great terminal?  What other
terminals are comparable, and are they better or worse?  What do
Freedom 1's cost retail?  What do comparable terminals cost retail?
Is $255 a hell of a great deal, a moderately good deal, or not much
of a deal at all?

I have heard of, but know nothing about, a Freedom 200.  Would that
be a better terminal?

Please mail responses to me at "harry@berkeley.edu" or
"...!ucbvax!harry".  If there is much interest I will summarize
to the net.

Thanks very much for any help.
						Harry Rubin