Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Why are micro keyboards braindamaged? Message-ID: <633@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 18:09:59 EDT Article-I.D.: rlgvax.633 Posted: Mon Jun 13 18:09:59 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Jun-83 19:15:12 EDT Lines: 12 But memory-mapped screens DO make word processors and other screen editors nicer: 1) They permit you to redraw the screen VERY quickly, which means you can reformat paragraphs on the fly (what you see is what you get). 2) They generally require less CPU overhead than pushing characters through a TTY driver. Guy Harris RLG Corporation {seismo,mcnc,we13,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!guy