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From: rsilvers@palladium.UUCP (rsilvers)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Terminal comparison
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Date: 2 Aug 89 15:27:06 GMT
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In article <1508@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU> hgw@MATH.UCLA.EDU (Harold Wong) writes:
>Presently, I am evaluating two terminals for a lab I are about to set up.
>The two terminals are: Wyse 50 and the Freedom 1.  Yes, I am aware of the

   I am using a Wyse 50 now.  It sucks.  If you hold down the control key
to long, it goes into insert mode.  DEL puts it in a funky block mode.
The backspace and delete keys are in the wrong place.  The ESC key is to
close to the TAB key.  The left shift key is to small, and has a useless
function key to the left of it.  The caps-lock key is easy to hit by mistake.
It should be below they keyboard as far as I am concerned.  As far as
terminals go, I think the DEC vt320 is good.  As far as the best keyboards
in general, it would be between the NeXT and the Ardent Titan.  (The worst
are the Stellar GS1000 and the DG Aviion 88K, both use IBM-PC type keyboards.)

							--Rob.

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Robert S. Silvers
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