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Subject: Re: Recommendations for terminal with Meta key?
Message-ID: <585@expya.ex.ac.uk>
Date: 21 Jul 88 17:57:23 GMT
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In article <784@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu> rsm@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu (Robert Maier) writes:
>I plan on buying a new terminal for personal use.  Since I use Emacs a
>good bit, a Meta key is high on my list of requirements.  An escape
	:
	:
>Are the last three really the only choices I have?  Does anyone have
>any other recommendations?

We use the Wyse 85 emulating vt100 and are very pleased with it.  The
Meta key  (or <Compose Char>), <SHIFT> and <CTRL> keys are close to
each other.  The <ESC> is at an awkward place but with the meta key
the <ESC> is rarely needed.