From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!ucbvax!info-terms
Newsgroups: fa.info-terms
Title: HP2621B
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.7538
Posted: Fri Jun  4 16:11:34 1982
Received: Sat Jun  5 05:08:20 1982

>From smb.unc@UDel-Relay Fri Jun  4 16:11:17 1982
The C.S. department here just got in a pile of HP 2621Bs.  For the most
part, they're fine terminals; however, they have two very serious problems.

The biggest annoyance is that when the machine is receiving data at high
baud rates (we're using 4800 baud), it may be necessary to hold down a
key for quite a while before it's recognized.  This is especially annoying
when the key is BREAK or CNTL-S, as it makes it very difficult to stop
a listing from rolling off the screen.  This problem is mentioned in
the manual, which means it's not likely to be fixed any time soon.

The other glitch in the design is that it defaults to CAPS mode on
power-up or hard reset, and there's no way for the CPU to undo that.

Other than that, it's a nice terminal; I especially like the labellable
function keys and the coiled keyboard cord.

	--Steve