Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!princeton!allegra!ulysses!sfmag!sfsup!mpl From: mpl@sfsup.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: Using a PC for a terminal Message-ID: <1542@sfsup.UUCP> Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 11:06:52 EDT Article-I.D.: sfsup.1542 Posted: Wed Jun 24 11:06:52 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Jun-87 04:12:03 EDT References: <1149@carthage.swatsun.UUCP> <8601@tekecs.TEK.COM> <6828@mimsy.UUCP> <898@argus.UUCP> Organization: AT&T-IS, Summit N.J. USA Lines: 13 Summary: then get it fixed! In article <898@argus.UUCP>, ken@argus.UUCP writes: > In article <1731@ttrdc.UUCP>, levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes: > > control). You want a PC, you buy a PC. You want a terminal, well, I hope > > you get an AT&T terminal (plug plug :-) ). > > Don't be too sure about that. The AT&T 4425 has a hard time keeping up > with speeds beyond 2400 baud for extended periods of time unless the Mine does fine at 4800, unless a large proportion of the characters are character inserts/deletes. Line inserts/deletes/scrolling don't seem to slow it down much (it manipulates pointers to lines instead of the lines themselves). Only time I've seen it go slow is with the printer port on or when playing around with viewports (windows).