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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: AT&T 630 terminal
Message-ID: <9428@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 18 Jan 89 21:39:51 GMT
References: <242@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> <1800005@spdyne>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <1800005@spdyne> root@spdyne.UUCP writes:
>	On the other hand, I haven't ever seen on of these terminals, so
>who knows it might even outperform a programable computer... :-)

As a user interface to other, REAL computers, it definitely does.
(I even use my 630 in preference to the SunTools console on my
Sun-3/50M.  A PC clone is considerably punier than that.)

The 630 is not designed to be used as a stand-alone computer,
although it has most of the components of one and is eminently
programmable (with much less hassle than the PC alternative).
It certainly has a finer display and mouse than any PC clone
I've ever seen, and nothing special needs to be done to get
excellent mouse-oriented text editing abilities.

PC clones have their uses, but not on MY desk.