[net.info-terms] Terminal Opinions Sought

ebm@ucbvax.berkeley.edu.BERKELEY.EDU (Grady Toss) (01/24/86)

I'm looking to buy a terminal, and would appreciate any opinions/
experiences you've had.  Ideally I'd like a terminal with a sanely
layed out detachable keyboard (e.g. big return key, shift lock key
not in the path from A to CONTROL, escape key to the left of 1, no
funny business with the < and >, etc.), amber or green screen, and
as many smart features as needed to make vi zoom along happily at
1200 baud (e.g. local insert/delete, etc.).

My current list of possibilities includes the Zenith Z29 (expensive)
and the Wyse-50 (I've been warned that Unix has problems with extra
spaces in standout mode)... any thoughts on these two models regarding
quality and functionality, or other models in the <= $600 range would
be appreciated.

I will grind, mutilate and summarize back in a few weeks.

... gt