On 18 Jan 2007 at 19:38, Tony Duell wrote:
OK, I have a terminal here. I also have the user
manual, which takes up
most of a bookshelf. I'd love to see you emulate _that_ easily.
Point taken. But to be completely fair, this doesn't sound like the
"hook-it-up-to-a-dialup-modem-and-look-at-the-text-scroll-by" widgets
that most people think of when you mention "terminal".
On the other hand, take the CDC Plato terminal. Plasma display, big
box, and probably in the 5-digit pre-1980 dollar range in price.
Move on a couple of years and the terminal's been given a CRT and is
considerably smaller and cheaper. Move on a couple of years and it's
a diskette one boots in an IBM PC. Very cheap and just as functional
(perhaps even more so, now that one has access to colors).
An ADM-3A? One could write an emulation program in an afternoon and
still have time to watch "As the World Turns".
Cheers,
Chuck