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From: blarson@usc-oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson)
Newsgroups: net.info-terms
Subject: Wyse 60 review + termcap
Message-ID: <626@usc-oberon.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Jul-86 19:42:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: usc-ober.626
Posted: Tue Jul 29 19:42:42 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 31-Jul-86 23:45:19 EDT
Reply-To: blarson@usc-oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson)
Organization: USC Computing Services, Los Angeles, CA
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After using a Wyse 60 for a couple of weeks (on a 10 day free trial),
I have mixed feelings about it.  Our department will not get any
unless they fix two problems with the Adds Viewpoint 60 emulation
mode.

I like the keyboard layout (ascii model, they have several), it has a
large contol key immediatly ajacent to the A, and in general is close
to the layout proposed on info-terms.

In native mode, it works fine other than the fact it is rather slow.
(Needs handshaking to work at 9600 baud.)  One problem is it can't
handle many characters after the handshake request, Prime's habbit of
sending up to 128 characters after the handshake confuses it at times,
with strange symptoms.  (Reminicent of the problems on a VT100.)  I do
like the ability to put the terminal in 43 lines of 132 characters,
small but readable.  (Only the g looks funny.)

In viewpoint 60 mode, it had 3 problems: the clear to end of line
sequence (esc K) does a clear to end of screen (esc k), (this problem
will supposedly be fixed in rev b of the firmware) it does not emulate
the viewpoint 60 in the regent 40 mode (so as far as we are concerned,
screen atributes don't work), it is slower than a real viewpoint 60
(so padding for a viewpoint 60 is hopelessly inadiquate).

The aux port does not understatnd dtr handshake from the printer, and
possibly requires a strange cable, I didn't bother to get it working.

The calculator, calender, clock, and ascii code chart built in are
cute, but not a deciding factor in terminal selection as far as I am
concerned.

Warning: these termcaps do not have adiquate padding.

# Experimental wyse 60 native mode, with inadiquate padding
W6|wyse60|wyse 60:al=4\EE:am:bs:cd=\EY:ce=\ET:cl=3\E+:cm=\E=%+ %+ :co#80:\
        :dc=3\EW:dl=4\ER:dm=:do=^J:ed=:ei=\Er:ho=\E{:ic=:im=\Eq:li#24:\
        :mi:ms:nd=^L:se=\EG0:so=\EG4:sr=\Ej:is=4000\E~4\Ee1:\
        :ue=\EG0:ul=\EG8:up=^K:
# ditto in 132 col 43 line mode.  Note different cm.
W7|wyse60b|wyse 60 132 col 43 line:is=255\E~4\E`;\Ee+:\
        :li#43:co#132:cm=\Ea%i%dR%dC:tc=wyse60:
-- 
Bob Larson
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