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From: jparnas@larouch.uucp
Subject: Re: Advanced Experimental Display
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.034838.7901@larouch.uucp>
Keywords: AED, IBM PC RT, Advanced Experimental Display
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References: <1991Mar30.002600.7031@milton.u.washington.edu> <1991Apr1.112010@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 91 03:48:38 GMT

In article <1991Apr1.112010@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>, webb@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Bill Webb) writes:
|> Ok, some history:
|> 
|> The AED display display was never a mainstream IBM product, it was 
|> stopgap measure designed to provide a high resolution (at the time) 
|> display until a "real" IBM product could fill the need (eventually the
|> 19" Moniterm display was available for the APA 16). 
|> available to customers of the "AOS" 4.3 BSD special order (PRPQ) system,
|> not to AIX customers.
|> 

What do you mean?  IBM already had its "Advanced" display out!!!  Who
wouldn't be overjoyed with the IBM 6153?  She's a beauty!  Compact,
almost 1/4 of a megapel.  Not the type of display that will confuse you 
you with an overwelming amount of information.  

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