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Subject: MacTerminal
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Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 05:31:53 EST
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From: KSPROUL@RUTGERS.ARPA

This is an open letter to Apple and/or any other hardware companies...

We are using the MAC and MacTerminal (above 20 macs at the moment) as
terminals into a VAX... (The Macs also get used for other things too)..

But the BIG complaint is that the Mac Keyboard is too small!! for use
as a vt-100 emulator,,, MacTerminal is Very good.. But not quite good
enough...  Apple needs to do something different for the PF keys of
the VT-100 such as make them option-? keys on the numeric pad..

Another suggestion (which I would do if I had the money to do it) is
for someone to make a replacement keyboard for the Mac that had the
normal keyboard AND the numeric keypad built into the same package
and ALSO (maybe) some other keys to make it possible to be a better
terminal emulato...

If this became a reality, I would write a purchase order for a few sight
unseen, and probably by a dozen after I got the first few in the door..

Another suggestion for mac programmers is to come out with a GOOD
VT-125 emulator,  Yes I know the VT-125 is NOT the greatest graphics
terminal on the market, BUT it is well supported and versitle..

I do have Tekalike and Griffin terminal (Both 4010 emulators) and
both are reasonable, BUT both emulate a VECTOR screen, NOT a raster
terminal...

If anybody knows of any other graphics terminal emulators either
existing or being developed, PLEASE let me know...

Keith Sproul
Ksproul@Rutgers.arpa
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