A good real terminal

[Dave McGuire]

On Apr 15, 2008, at 6:16 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
>>>>   I always use a real terminal when one is available, though.
>>>
>>> What is a good real termial ( that you can afford )?
>>
>>    DEC VT320 or VT420.  They are reliable, small, cheap, and easy to
>> find.
>
> And eat flyback trasnformers like they're going out of fashion.

   I've seen exactly three fail...I've had dozens upon dozens of  
those terminals go through my hands.  Mind you, I think that's an  
excessive failure rate for "adult" (as opposed to "PC") computer  
equipment, but still.  I guess I've just had better luck.

> FWIW, I've not managed to obtain any VT2xx or later DEC terminal  
> with the
> exception of the VT240. THey're not that common in .uk

   Really?  That surprises me.  They're all over the place here.  A  
fellow with whom I've sadly lost touch had a warehouse containing  
well over a thousand VT320s maybe eight years ago.  I think it was in  
Virginia.  I wonder what happened to those.

            -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL