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From: nasa@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Daniel Poirot)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Xebra model 100 terminal by Acer Counterpoint info wanted
Message-ID: <6047@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 9 Nov 88 15:11:58 GMT
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Reply-To: nasa@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Daniel Poirot)
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In article <479@unocss.UUCP> dent@unocss.UUCP (Dave Caplinger) writes:
>Does anyone have any information they might be willing to provide
>regarding the Xebra Model 100 by Acer Counterpoint, Inc. ?
>
>According to the 2-page add in UNIX Review (Nov 88), it:
>
>	"...integrates the X Server, TCP/IP, Telnet and FTP
>	into local ROM, together with a built-in Ethernet
>	controller."

How about Oct 24 INFOWORLD:  10 MHz 8086, 640K ram, 512K rom, thick and
thin Ethernet, 640 x 480 mono 14" screen...

I called and got a thin product description from Acer.  They show an 
internal view of the board that looks suspiciously like a PS/2
model 30 clone with a weastern digital network board plugged in sideways.

>Boy, the picture of the thing makes it look /very/ ugly.  

Man have you got that right!  I think that they should go with the zebra
theme right down to the tapering black and white stripes.

>The mouse looks like
>a black Microsoft (new-style) Mouse with a (two? three?) white button(s).

Three standard, two optional (does X work with only two buttons?) PS/2 style
connector.

>got X v10r1 in ROM.  They do mention a ROM cartrige, but not what it's for
>other than "flexibility and configurability to accomodate OEM customized
>features such as additional fonts and enhanced software options".

When I called Acer, they said X 11r3.  The ROM cartridge is how they plan
to upload X fonts to the host using FTP.

It looks like a great way to get the boss an X terminal without having to 
teach him how to administer a U*IX system.  Or, a single purpose graphics
workstation scattered around the building.

>-/ Dave Caplinger /--------------+---------------------------------------
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