Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site whuts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuts!modl From: modl@whuts.UUCP (SMITH) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Looking for ways to increase productivity using IBM PCs Message-ID: <111@whuts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Mar-85 08:04:39 EST Article-I.D.: whuts.111 Posted: Fri Mar 8 08:04:39 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 08:24:56 EST References: <694@pyuxqq.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 32 > I'm looking for ways people are using IBM PCs, XTs, ATs, > or compatibles, for productivity. Any neat, innovative ideas? > Do you just use Crosstalk to make the PC look like a dumb terminal? > Do you offload editing from your main host? > What PC-based editors do you use (must be more than EDLIN! > > We have a single HP 150, an IBM PC, and four ATs, and are > looking for more in order to replace dumb (or at least literate) > terminals of the HP 2621P variety that technically oriented > people now use for COBOL programming, C programming, shell programming, > electronic (UNIX) mail, and word processing. > > As an aside, I've noticed the text on my color monitor on the AT > is awfully lousy. Any experiences with the new enhanced IBM monitor > with enhanced color graphics board (forget the Professional) > and with the Princeton SR-12? I can't expect people to use a PC > if the display is of much poorer quality than their terminals. > > Ron Levenberg, Bell Communications Research > 3 Corporate Place > Room 2c-315 > > (201) 981-6178 > ..!allegra!pyuxqq!ral Try looking at the SPF/PC editor, available from Command Technology Corp. (Ask for Barry Patton 415-339-3530)This package is a micro version of IBM's SPF package. It provides full screen editing, communications support, extended memory (up to 16Meg) on the AT, browse/edit of multiple files sim- ultaneously, etc. Both color and monochrome monitors are supported. Once you use this package you won't be happy with anything else whuxg!2212msr Max Robin/AT&T Bell Laboratories