[SunRescue] Re: smallest portable vt100?

[Chris Powell]

On Tue, 29 May 2001 11:15:06 -0500 Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 04:22:10PM +0100, Chris Powell wrote:
> > I use a 5mx very successfully as a VT100 terminal using a program called
> > 'Hermes' (the built in Comms application is no good as it can't send
> > 'break'). Hermes can also talk telnet using the 5mx TCP/IP stack, so
> > can telnet to a Sun using a serial or mobile-phone PPP session (the
> > latter is quite funky and has extra geek value).
> 
> Yeah, but how much do these things run, money-wise?
> 
> Bill

They 'aint cheap - about 350 UK pounds, though the smaller Revo is
about 200. These things are more than just a VT100 terminal, if you
are in need of a personal organiser, mobile web browser/emailer,
mobile word/spreadsheet gadget....


Chris.