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From: dbin@norsat.UUCP (Dave Binette)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Espirit Terminal... WOW!
Keywords: funky stuff, works for me.
Message-ID: <168@norsat.UUCP>
Date: 14 Dec 89 13:33:42 GMT
Organization: NII Norsat International Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA
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Yesterday we got the first of a couple of dozen ESPIRIT terminals on 
evaluation, to compare against a WYSE 150

What a JOKE! the Wyse doesn't even come close!

This ESPIRIT looks real nice, has a lazy-susan type base and tilt adjust.
The brightness and contrast affect the high-light attribut (as they should)
and has oodles of nice features.

The only 'gotchas' ive seen so far is the keyboard is a bit differrent
than the typical 101 key PC keyboard (so what else is new)

Two independant setups for attaching to 2 hosts.
vt100, vt200, wyse60, Ansi, pcterm and more emulations.

Proper 8-bit PC-style ansi graphics  (like SCO Console ANSI)
and what really blew me away was the built-in clock/calendar/calculator/
telephone dialer that "pop-up" real fast and dont muck up the user screen.

Also this babe supports line-drawing boxes using "ansi-ish" type control
sequences, and you can move boxes around on the screen and preserve what
was under them.

I (as you can probably tell) am very enthusiastic about this terminal.
Setup for WYSE60 Vt100 and ANSI worked first time (intuitive).

...
Now that ive embarassed my-self with enthusiasm... anyone care to
burst my optomistic bubble?  is there anything *bad* about these terminals

I'm just about out of my mind with happiness now and i know it wont last.

o o
 >      go ahead... *ruin* my day  (-;
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 So far i've only "played" with it, any "real" users out there with
 experiences I should know about??