2 Sep
2002
2 Sep
'02
3:16 a.m.
On Sun, 1 Sep 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Sun, 1 Sep 2002, Doc Shipley wrote:
What else is there to know? It's a dumb terminal.
Sellam, at the risk of being a dick, do you have any references or
not?
They are
simply portable printing terminals, nothing really special about
them. Hook them up to something and start typing.
Uh. That assumes FAR more knowledge than I have. I understand the
concept of printing terminals. I am aware of their existence. *That*
is the starting point. Have you never played with a dumb terminal before?
Yes.
I _haven't_ played with thermal printers.
I _haven't_ played with acoustic couplers.
I _haven't_ tried to connect a 300bps terminal to a console that
expects 9600.
I _have_ this thing wanting access to manuals. Just Because.
I also _have_ plenty of obtuse, sarcastic jerks in my world already.
Doc