Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!consult!bob
From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Any experiences with the Wyse 160?
Message-ID: <217@consult.UUCP>
Date: 27 Oct 90 22:28:00 GMT
References: <2728E15B.21D@telly.on.ca>
Reply-To: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Organization: CCS Enterprises, Inc. - Easton, MD
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In article <2728E15B.21D@telly.on.ca> evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) writes:
>I've been seeing the slick ads which boast much but say little about
>this beast. I've heard tons of rumours, that it's faster than the 60,
>does Hercules graphics (HOW?), has a larger command set, etc.
>Can someone kindly cut the (marketing) crap and briefly describe the
>real differences between the 60 and 160? Does the 160 have a parallel
>printer port like the 150 or serial like the 60? Is production of the 60
>being stopped? Are the new boxes any more reliable? And, of course, what
>is the price difference?
>Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
>evan@telly.on.ca / uunet!attcan!telly!evan / moderator, rec.arts.erotica


1. I am using a Wyse 160 as we speak.
2. Yes, it is faster, and runs reliably at 38.4 and above on
   a CompuTone AT8 Intelliport.
3. It does have a parallel port like the Wyse 150, and also has
   two serial ports for two host connections at a time.
4. Price difference is not bad at all considering the functions.
   IMHO.  Your mileage may vary.

Bottom line, is that they are nice terminals.  Too early to comment
on long-term reliabilty, but so far great.

We have also used under PC-MOS/386 in PC-TERM mode and it does support
limited graphics really well.


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