paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) (07/05/86)
I finally have a machine (a Symmetric 375) that'll do 19200 and 38400 baud (both in character and in bit spacing, it seems). Unfortunately, my Z100 PC won't take a continuous stream of that stuff without sending XOFFs to throttle the Symmetric. At 19200, by the time the Symmetric has seen and responded to the XOFF, the Z100's input buffer is history. In fact, the Z100 sends XOFFs at 9600, too, but the Symmetric responds to them in time. I want a terminal. It needs upper/lower case, and it needs to be able to do 19200 (or 38400, ideally) without any nulls inserted or any input throttling done, EVER. It should also have INS/DEL CHR/LIN, CLR EOL/EOP, and CUR ADDR. Attributes (without magic cookies) would be nice; so would extra screen mem, detached kbd, large amber screen, and ANSI. But these are candy. I might consider something that needs NULs on certain screen operations, as long as there is a reliable table of how many for which operation at what baud rates. I know that with the advent of the 8051/8052, everybody who makes terminals uses a microcomputer chip, and runs it at a fairly low speed to keep support chip costs down. The only terminal I've ever seen able to take 19200 without throttling is the old ADM3a and the SOROCs. Neither is an option here. I expect to pay a **lot**. For a terminal that'll do what I want, money is not a large factor in the decision to purchase. Please send mail, I don't have a full news feed yet. Hints, flames, me-toos, advertisements are all welcome at: ucbvax!dual!qantel!vixie!paul (if you don't know the bay area) {fortune,qantel}!vixie!paul (if you do)