ian@sq.uucp (Ian F. Darwin) (02/23/88)
Aydin "Bif" Edguer (ane@hal.UUCP) writes: > This is actually a loose description. Too many terminals fit into this > classification. Here is just a small sample of such terminals. You might > want to get more specific. The original poster wanted bitmap graphics so he/she could write a dvi previewer. AT&T (you know, the UNIX\(tm folks) has the AT&T 630 MTG (MultiTasking Graphics) terminal. A derivative of the Bell Labs Research "Blit" terminal originated by Pike and Locanthi, the 630 is powered by an MC68000 CPU and features full bitmap graphics, multiple active windows on each host (with proper host software), lots of mouse interaction, a miniature programming environment in ROM (with the flavor of the UNIX operating system) that allows - with no host support - such operations as mouse-cutting text from one host window and pasting it into a window on an otherwise-totally-incompatible host, a comprehensive programming toolkit (including font caching) that would allow you to write a dvi driver; 2 ports standard (on two hosts), up to 4 available (including 1 AT&T 6500 for ibm channel attach at 56KBs), one of which can be a local printer. The screen is 1024x1024 pixels on a 16" CRT, 60/50 Hz non-interlaced display. I have one on my desk, and I love it.
ane@hal.UUCP (Aydin "Bif" Edguer) (03/01/88)
In article <1988Feb22.200011.7324@sq.uucp> ian@sq.com (Ian F. Darwin) writes: >Aydin "Bif" Edguer (ane@hal.UUCP) writes: >> This is actually a loose description. Too many terminals fit into this >> classification. Here is just a small sample of such terminals. You might >> want to get more specific. > >The original poster wanted bitmap graphics so he/she could >write a dvi previewer. All the terminals listed HAD bitmapped graphics !!! That is why I said this it too loose a description. If he wanted terminals with Raster Operations built in (things like block moves, etc) THEN that is ANOTHER requirement. The GraphOn GO-250 for instance, does have these operations. >AT&T (you know, the UNIX\(tm folks) has the AT&T 630 MTG (MultiTasking >Graphics) terminal. A derivative of the Bell Labs Research "Blit" > [lots of other neat things deleted] I agree. The AT&T 630 is a VERY nice terminal. With the DMD programs from the AT&T Unix(R) System Toolchest it is an AMAZING terminal. (But I would still rather have a Sun 4/110 w/19" Color Monitor, one of the nicest terminals around :-) Aydin Edguer !{cbosgd,decvax,sun}!mandrill.ces.cwru.edu!hal!ane