8 Mar
2006
8 Mar
'06
9:24 a.m.
In the early 80s a Project DELTA colleague told me
that IBM had made
some system where the terminal was essentially a keyboard and a tube
and the host computer essentially did everything. Is the 5250 that
beast? If so, where can I read details about it?
No, the 525x were by all means smart terminals. IBM's first glass
terminal, the model2mumblefoo (can't find the book right now), was indeed
just a tube and keyboard, but had a big box under the desk that did all
the dirty work. I want one of those.
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org,