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From: dan@rna.UUCP
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Subject: CIT-500 Another full-page terminal...
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Date: Mon, 24-Oct-83 22:58:01 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 24 22:58:01 1983
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	Has anybody had any experience with the CIT-500 full page terminal ?
How does it compare with other full page (80col by 66line) terminals, like
the Microterm or the Ann Arbor ?

	I just got a CIT-500 for trial use for a week. It has a VT200/DEC PC
low profile keyboard which seems pretty good. The claim from CIE is that a
Tektronics graphics board will be available shortly and full bit-mapped
capabilities available later (they were vague). At about $1800, it seems like
a good deal, but does anyone have other opinions ?

	The goal is a bitmapped terminal (at least eventually) like the
Blit or the Bitgraph, both are too expensive and software seems like a problem
also. I know about the Companion Computer Metaphor workstation ($3500) which
is also in the same class. Any other possibilities ? Thanks.

						Cheers,

						Dan Ts'o
						...cmcl2!rna!dan