13 Aug
2010
13 Aug
'10
6:20 p.m.
On 8/12/10 3:34 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
I have to agree about the power switch design, it sucks. I'm
accustomed to LK201s so I don't mind them so much, but I can see how
people would dislike them, especially due to the placement of the
control key.
The MMJ, though...I don't see that as a big limitation. MMJ cables
are readily available, as are crimp tools and connectors. I guess in my
mostly DEC-centric world MMJs are so common that I don't really have a
problem with them. Of course standard DB25s would have been a better
design choice though.
And let's hear it for keyboards that fit between the posts of a rack!
The world needs more of those.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
I mostly use
my two VT340s nowadays (thanks, Dave), but I have to say my
favorite ASCII RS-232 serial terminal is the IBM 3153. Excellent keyboards.
Can't say the same for the LK201 or LK401.
Yes, those 315x terminals are nice. Especially the ones with keyboards
that actually fit inside a rack.
I do not like the VT420 due to MMJ, the relatively low reliability,
and that CRAP power switch on the front. The keyboards are nothing to
write home about either, but DEC keyboards rarely are.