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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.graphics
Subject: Re: IBM PC W/ Ethernet & Graphics?
Message-ID: <196@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 30-Nov-85 23:28:28 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 30 23:28:28 1985
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>   We have been using Visual 500 terminals for a lot of our graphics
> work here.  They are RS232 terminals with a single plane bitmap.  I'm
> not very happy with this approach as RS232 is too slow.  However, they
> are fairly inexpensive (i.e. under $2000).
> 
> It seems like the next level of sophistication is graphics workstations
> like the Sun.  They are, however, too expensive for us.
> 
>   Has anybody tried using IBM PC's with ethernet and graphics as
> graphics terminals on a UNIX system?  Is this a feasable way to
> go.  Does anybody make a packaged system like this?

If you haven't already, look into the Teletype 5620 DMD.
It works over an RS-232 link but has its own 32-bit
processor, mouse, and an 800x1024 bitmap.  In conjunction
with its UNIX host software, this is a powerful interactive
interface to the UNIX system.  It sells for around $3K to $4K,
much less than a Sun.  (Although superficially similar, they
take different approaches to UNIX bit-map graphics.)