From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-terms Newsgroups: fa.info-terms Title: Re: cheap terminals Article-I.D.: ucbvax.11 Posted: Mon Mar 14 23:45:41 1983 Received: Fri Mar 18 02:26:43 1983 >From UCBVAX.@MIT-MC.decvax!genradbolton!linus!security!tfl@BERKELEY Mon Mar 14 23:42:50 1983 Received: from MIT-MC.ARPA by UCBVAX.ARPA (3.327/3.15) id AA05591; 14 Mar 83 23:42:50 PST (Mon) Received: by UCBVAX.ARPA (3.327/3.15) id AA05612; 14 Mar 83 23:44:11 PST (Mon) To: info-terms@BERKELEY Having done a bit of research on this, here's some info. First, I wouldn't buy Hazeltine, since they are having some coporate problems. Also I've heard bad things about the reliability of their stuff (also about Soroc stuff). Pournelle and other more informed sources have bad stuff to say about the field failure rate of televideo. ADM3a is too dumb for the money, and so is ADDS. My personal choice (this week) would be either Liberty's Freedom 100 ($595 list) or Nabu 4503 ($495 list). Now, disclaimers: 1) This opinion is not necessarily that of my employer's. 2) The information gathered was on my own time, at my own expense, and is totally unrelated to any project on which I'm working. 3) This info does not constitute an endorsement. 4) This info is subject to change.Now, to modulate my opinions above, the way to choose a terminal should be based on cost/features estimates combined with an assessment of the degree of difficulty in getting service. A used ADM may be more cost/effective than a new Freedom 100 (there are a lot of them around), while the most reliable terminal in the world is worthless if, the one time that it does go down, there is no one to service it. Remember folks, we all work for companies and or universities that have maintenance contracts; it's a much different problem when you buy a terminal for your own. cheers.