MICRO2.SCHWER@CRVAX.SRI.COM ("Micro Mauler") (11/13/87)
We are interested in providing PC type software to
occasional users without having a PC on every desk. We are
considering the purchase of a Logicraft 386 WARE board as an
add on to our uVAX. Experience with this or other products is
solicited.
Here is the Logicraft info per their ad in the DEC Professional.
Logicraft 386 WARE
. Provides high speed PC capability as a shareable
system resource.
. Allows any VT terminal on ethernet to run PC software
. Full PC capability for less than 1/10th the cost of
a PC
Questions of interest are:
. What VAX system performance impacts can one expect
if 4 users are accessing the 386 WARE in I/O intensive
operations.
. Can you set up a terminal session in which you
redefine the VT terminal keys to be positional and
functional equivalents of an IBM PC keyboard, instead
of continually refering to a cross reference chart or
placing a template over the VT terminal keyboard.