Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 3/23/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.info-terms Subject: Re: >66 line terminals: summary of responses Message-ID: <1427@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Jun-84 01:36:16 EDT Article-I.D.: cbosgd.1427 Posted: Sun Jun 3 01:36:16 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 08:32:26 EDT References: <556@dual.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 33 The Ambassador actually does require some padding at 19200 baud, even a little at 9600. However, it uses Xon/Xoff, so unless you are running EMACS without flow control you'll never notice it; since it requires similar padding to the HP 2621 (e.g. almost none). Yes, it takes forever to redraw the 60 line screen. Not because the terminal is slow, but because it takes a long time to transmit 60 lines worth of text from a serial port. The only padding needed on this operation is 156ms on the clear screen sequence. It would take as long on any other 60 line terminal. The Ambassador comes in landscape mode by default. If you want to run it with 60 lines, you should order it in portrait mode. The Guru has a number of different screen sizes, including the default 33x80, 44x80, 76x89, 76x134, and 76x178. Yes, that's right, you can get a 76x178 table all on the screen at once. The print is so tiny you'll go blind trying to read it, but it's great for looking at the overall shape of things. The Guru is only available in landscape mode, last time I checked, so you probably don't want to use it with more than about 44 lines for everyday use. The Guru and the Ambassador also have green phosphor, although different from the Blit. The Ambassador has a slow phosphor, resulting in noticable ghosting. (I run mine in reverse video and the problem goes away.) The Guru has a faster phosphor, it's easy to look at in regular video, but it flickers in reverse video mode. You can get an Ambassador with white phosphor, it's called a Genie and the major difference is that it won't put more than 30 lines on the screen. It also costs less and is missing a few features. Mark