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From: cepek@vixvax.mgi.com
Newsgroups: comp.terminals,comp.databases
Subject: Re: WYSE60 working PROPERLY with Oracle (SQLFORMS)
Message-ID: <1991Jan7.084251.622@vixvax.mgi.com>
Date: 7 Jan 91 14:42:50 GMT
References: <1991Jan5.015419.21084@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au>
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In article <1991Jan5.015419.21084@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au>,
           exnirad@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Nirad Sharma) writes:
> I posted a while ago asking with the proper WYSE60 CRT file for use with
> Oracle (V5, SQLFORMS 2.0.21, SCO Xenix 2.3.2). The file I received seemed
> to be more or less right but I noticed that :
:
> 3	if I start typing during a screen draw the terminal will often start to
> 	  behave in a crazy manner as if I had pressed all sorts of stray keys.
:

I have worked with the WY-85 for several years (and the WY-185 for a
while too).  I vaguely remember talking to them once about problems that
happened if you typed while the terminal was receiving and displaying
data.  In fact, I remember that the 85 used to "lock up" for about a
second, then continue redrawing.  The manuals also state that getting in
and out of Set-up during data reception is not recommended.

My gut feel is that they simply may have done a poor job on this
throughout their product line.  I don't know the first thing about
your application, however, so there very well could be other causes.

For your sake, I hope I'm wrong, though.  Best of luck to you.

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