[rescue] Favorite Terminals

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:

> Not intending to start another holy war... what are some of your favorite
> serial terminals?  I'm seriously considering revising my "black-and-white
> XTerm in every room" project to be "swank serial terminal in every room",
> and feel like I'm woefully undereducated on what's out there.

Hmmm... favorite in my heart is the Tab132.  I can't find much info on
it via google other than in termcap/terminfo entries.  vt100 compatible
terminal that also had programmable macros and did 132 characters as
desired (thus the name).  It was THE terminal to have when I got to
Computer Science House at RIT back in 1990.

I acquried one about 6 months ago, still works, but needs it's power
cord replaced and seems to have a cap or two that needs replacing.
Display is good, but it jitters a little periodically.

I've got a vt320 I got for less than $5.  Very nice.  I'd love a vt420
for the dual session capability.

The one other terminal I really want is an adm3.  I knew it for many years
as a "clamshell".  Built like tanks.  It's supposed to be the only terminal
you can roll down a flight of stairs and then plug it in and use it.

And the information on it that I've found says "all of its functions are
implemented in hardware -- and I mean, in *hardware*, as in the finest
Schottky TTL money could buy a decade ago"

That just seems VERY cool to me.

I'm still kicking myself that I didn't instantly buy the one I saw at the
hamfest 2 years ago...

--Kurt