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> Paul -- Stay away from the Wyse-50.  I bought about a half dozen at my former
> job, and loved them dearly (especially the keyboards!) until I started running
> Emacs on them... then I found out the hitch.  The Wyse-50 emulates the 
> Televideo and similar terminals, and eats a screen location every time it
> changes attribute modes on the screen.  So, for example, an emacs mode line
> done in inverse video will get horribly trashed as time goes on... rewriting
> the screen with sort of fix it, but you LOSE a location on the screen (it
> shows up as a blank) every time you change from normal to inverse to whatever.

Sounds like a reason to stay away from emacs if it can't deal with an otherwise
excellent terminal that vi has no problems with!  :-)

I believe there is a way to run the Wyse-50 so that it uses half-intensity
for standout mode, which doesn't take a screen position.  The Wyse-50 also
emulates other terminals, perhaps one of them doesn't have the "magic cookie
glitch" problem.

The only problem I have with the Wyse-50 is the "FUNCT" key - tear if off and
throw it away, it's in the wrong place!

Also look at the Wyse-30, a cheaper version of the Wyse-50 that may do what
you need.

					Bill Shannon