rjd@tiger.UUCP (09/22/87)
> In article <142700020@tiger.UUCP> rjd@tiger.UUCP writes: > > But, the other day, I saw an Amiga doing some graphics. Now, THAT is > >something I would ALMOST go out and pay good money for: because I have always > >loved to work in graphics, and, sorry, 1200 baud on a DMD is not quite the > >same.... > > All home computers I know about (including the Amiga) have constraints > on their graphics abilities, or just weird designs, which makes > programming them less pleasurable than one would hope for. ...... > By the way, I've been informed that the new AT&T 630 terminal has > been officially announced. That's the successor to the 5620 DMD; > it's much improved and uses a 68010 instead of a WE32001/WE32100. > (Therefore you need new host software to develop downloadable code > for it, but your existing "layers" utility continues to work.) > Comparative information about the 615, 620, 630, and 5620 was posted > (to comp.terminals, I seem to recall) a few weeks ago. For further > information you should now contact your AT&T sales rep, who with any > luck may even know what you're talking about.. I am not denigrating the 5620 at all. I have one and a 5425 on my desk at work, and have access to a 620. I just like colors!!! And I doubt that there is any justification for me to need a color DMD (is that the 630?) at home for me to play games on, as most of my work is in test software, which a 5425 is perfect for (in my opinion). I am aware of the download method of running programs on the terminal, as every game that runs on the 5620 that I have seen runs in this manner. Randy