Aucbvax.6126
fa.info-terms
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-terms
Mon Feb  8 20:22:51 1982
tvi 950
>From cbosg!cbosgd!mark@Berkeley Mon Feb  8 19:29:13 1982
>From a software point of view, the TVI 950 is reasonable.  However, the edit
group of keys is botched.  This group includes the arrow keys, backspace,
tab, and things like insert line.  As a group they either all work locally
or all transmit.  I have yet to meet anyone who wants backspace and tab to
work locally instead of xmitting ^H and ^I.  However, if you have more than
one page of memory and want to use it to remember what has scrolled by,
you really NEED to have the group in local mode.  If you only want one page
of memory or you prefer to type ^H and ^I using the control key, this won't
be a problem.

Couple this with the fact that TVI makes some of the worlds worst keyboards
(designed to be hammered on by airline clerks and never break), the "magic
cookie" standout glitch (making this terminal a lose for any fancy editor or
multi-font text processing system) and the funny status line (you can put
things there, but no tabs or escape sequences allowed) and I would recommend
against it.