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From: aglew@mcdurb.Urbana.Gould.COM
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Subject: Re: Terminal Servers?
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Date: 12 Dec 88 17:55:00 GMT
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..> Terminal servers

I am very pro terminal servers.
Here in Moto Urbana just about every terminal connects
to a terminal server, and comes in over the network
to the host. In fact, back when we were Gould,
we didn't have any serial lines on some of our machines!

Also, you can get the effect of a switch box from a terminal
server. For example, we have the console lines for some
of our machines connected to the terminal server.
A programmer can use his terminal in his office, and connect
through the server to the machine console, so you can do
all your singleuser stuff from the comfort of your office.