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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: An Emulator for the Amiga
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Date: 1 Dec 89 06:57:12 GMT
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In article <275@topsy.UUCP> manes@topsy.UUCP (Mark D. Manes) writes:
>Eeek gad, you folks with the exception of Marco are suffering from 
>a unixgasm.  Silly to assume that vt240 is nothing more than a Tektronics
>terminal with a DEC keyboard.
>[....]
>Most people who want a vt240 emulator want to be able to use REGIS graphics,
>not for tektronics emulation.  REGIS and SIXEL graphics is difficult and
>tedious considering the resolution of the Amiga.  PC companies make big
>money in creating emulations for these type of terminals, because it is
>not a trival matter.
> 
>Marco, you were right on target.

Gee, thanks.  For the interested ones, one starting point might be your local 
PC store: check out Smarterm 240 by Persoft (for PCs) or White Pine Mac240
(for the Mac). True, none of them is cheap, but a "real" VT240 ain't cheap
either :-)

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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