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From: MCL9337@TAMVENUS.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: !?
Message-ID: <8803170226.aa08920@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA>
Date: 16 Mar 88 06:46:00 GMT
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Y'know... if more effort were devoted to developing a better emulation system
for the //s, the overhead wouldn't matter.  Why put 10 emulations for terminals
that noone's even seen in 10 years in a program just because they are easy to
interpret?  This gives people an easy way to say "Look at AAAAAAALLLLLLL the
terminals my program emulates!!"  I say "Nobody USES those anymore!"  All I've
ever had call to use is VT-100 emulation.  I know of some excellent programs
for IBM that go up to VT-240!  They don't even include the other terminals!

The point is...  don't clutter the thing with useless emulations and then sit
back content with a job well done.  Strive for the BEST!  I would do something
like this if chronic apathy for the //e hadn't set into me.  I'm thinking of
getting an Amiga 2000 this summer... UNLESS, of course, this gs+ thing turns
into a reality.  But Apple is FAST losing my interest (and many other peoples'
I'm sure!)

Take it easy...

mcl9337@tamvenus.bitnet