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From: jeffs@quad1.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Request for comments on Wyse terminals
Message-ID: <521@quad1.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jul-86 11:06:56 EDT
Article-I.D.: quad1.521
Posted: Tue Jul 15 11:06:56 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jul-86 08:41:09 EDT
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Organization: Quadratron Systems Inc, Sherman Oaks Ca.
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> I am thinking about getting an Ampro Little Board/186.  If I decide to buy
> it, I will need to get a terminal along with it.  I am wondering about the
> suitability of the Wyse 30, 50, and 60 terminals.  I am especially concerned
> about their reliability, since I live in Honduras.  (I will be in the US for
> another two months or so.)  I will be almost exclusively programming in Modu-
> la-2.  It would be nice to have a character set that includes the English and
> Spanish (and maybe French) alphabets, plus some line drawing and math (and
> Greek) symbols.
> ---------------------------------
> Samuel A. Figueroa, Dept. of CS, Univ. of KY, Lexington, KY  40506-0027

	We have several here, and they do seem reliable... HOWEVER

		the attributes they offer are implemented in such
		a manner as to require actual space in the screen
		display, which makes for some interesting confusion
		if your software uses attributes and THINKS that it is
		keeping track of your screen position...
-- 
Jeff Sonstein					Quadratron Systems Inc.

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