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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Using a PC for a terminal
Message-ID: <1731@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 31-May-87 00:55:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: ttrdc.1731
Posted: Sun May 31 00:55:21 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jun-87 01:52:26 EDT
References: <1149@carthage.swatsun.UUCP> <8601@tekecs.TEK.COM> <6828@mimsy.UUCP> <16906@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Organization: AT&T, Skokie, IL
Lines: 19
Keywords: termcap, curses
Summary: PC/clone terminal emulators can't keep up with high baud rates

In article <16906@amdcad.AMD.COM>, phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
< Speaking of terminals, I note that PC clones with floppy only drives,
< monitor, and DOS can be gotten in the $600 range, which is less than
< we pay for DEC VT-220s.
< 
< Why would you want a PC instead of a terminal? Well, in addition to
< the fact that it can be cheaper (particularly if you want graphics)
< the IBM monitor makes really nice characters and the IBM keyboard
< feels VERY nice. I don't know how well the clones do in this area. 

Some (all?) PC/clones cannot keep up with speeds > 4800 baud in the VT100
terminal emulator (they lose bursts of characters, even with Xon-Xoff flow
control).  You want a PC, you buy a PC.  You want a terminal, well, I hope
you get an AT&T terminal (plug plug :-) ).
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