dbin@norsat.UUCP (Dave Binette) (12/14/89)
Yesterday we got the first of a couple of dozen ESPIRIT terminals on
evaluation, to compare against a WYSE 150
What a JOKE! the Wyse doesn't even come close!
This ESPIRIT looks real nice, has a lazy-susan type base and tilt adjust.
The brightness and contrast affect the high-light attribut (as they should)
and has oodles of nice features.
The only 'gotchas' ive seen so far is the keyboard is a bit differrent
than the typical 101 key PC keyboard (so what else is new)
Two independant setups for attaching to 2 hosts.
vt100, vt200, wyse60, Ansi, pcterm and more emulations.
Proper 8-bit PC-style ansi graphics (like SCO Console ANSI)
and what really blew me away was the built-in clock/calendar/calculator/
telephone dialer that "pop-up" real fast and dont muck up the user screen.
Also this babe supports line-drawing boxes using "ansi-ish" type control
sequences, and you can move boxes around on the screen and preserve what
was under them.
I (as you can probably tell) am very enthusiastic about this terminal.
Setup for WYSE60 Vt100 and ANSI worked first time (intuitive).
...
Now that ive embarassed my-self with enthusiasm... anyone care to
burst my optomistic bubble? is there anything *bad* about these terminals
I'm just about out of my mind with happiness now and i know it wont last.
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> go ahead... *ruin* my day (-;
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So far i've only "played" with it, any "real" users out there with
experiences I should know about??