@RUTGERS.ARPA:Bakin.AWEST@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA (02/26/85)
From: Bakin@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA I'm trying to put together a personal workstation for under $10K. I have many possibilities for main CPU + disks, but nothing comes to mind for a high-res bitmap display. I'm looking for 1024 x 800 at least but the most I can find is 1) a Tecmar board for the IBM PC that does 700 x 700 and 2) a Corvus Concept. Can anyone point me to other equipment? Thanks in advance! -- Dave Bakin (Bakin @ mit-multics)
kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee) (02/26/85)
xxx Check out the Teletype 5620 DMD. I think it has 1000x800 resolution, fully addressable. It also offers a multi-window multiplexed UNIX interface. The new price is somewhere around $4000. -- Kenton Lee Bell Labs - WB ihnp4!wbscc!kfl or ihnp4!hoxna!kfl
lef@nlm-vax.ARPA (Larry Fitzpatrick) (03/05/85)
In article <hoxna.466> kfl@hoxna.UUCP (Kenton Lee) writes: >xxx >Check out the Teletype 5620 DMD. I think it has 1000x800 resolution, fully >addressable. It also offers a multi-window multiplexed UNIX interface. >The new price is somewhere around $4000. ^^^^^^ Don't forget the cost of the software! The driver software for the host is around $5000 (can't remember for sure). You need the development system to do anything with the terminal in bit-map mode (has a WE32000 in it) and this costs $15000 alone! In dumb terminal mode, it does not even have inverse video, it uses XON/XOFF over 4800 baud and still manages trip over incoming chars, ... and is generally unsuitable except for the 66 line by 87 column display. I agree the hardware is a great price, but without the software it's a very expensive (and dumb) adm-3, and for the cost of the hardware and software you could buy a Sun. -fitz lef@nlm-vax
olmp@olgba.UUCP (Mike Pellatt) (03/13/85)
In aricle <153@nlm-vax.ARPA> lef@nlm-vax.ARPA (Larry Fitzpatrick) writes (Re the Teletype 5620,alias dmd,alias blit) > Don't forget the cost of the software! The driver software for the > host is around $5000 (can't remember for sure). You need the > development system to do anything with the terminal in bit-map mode > (has a WE32000 in it) and this costs $15000 alone! Unless, of course, you have a 3b2 as your host, in which case binaries are available at following prices in pounds sterling (rapidly approaching dollars !!! ): Core Package (layers,jim editor,and other goodies) approx 150 Text Processing (a fine front-end to DWB) approx 100 Application Development (real hackers stuff !!) approx 400 Now that isn't as pricey as a Sun.... Mike Pellatt, Software Support, AT&T Computer Division, British Olivetti Ltd., Wellington House, 154-160 Upper Richmond Road, LONDON, SW15 2FN. Tel: National: 01-789 6699 Fax: National: 01-874 3014 Internat: +44 1 789 6699 Internat: +44 1 874 3014 Telex: 27258 Uucp : olgb1!olmp -- Mike Pellatt, Software Support, AT&T Computer Division, British Olivetti Ltd., Wellington House, 154-160 Upper Richmond Road, LONDON, SW15 2FN. Tel: National: 01-789 6699 Fax: National: 01-874 3014 Internat: +44 1 789 6699 Internat: +44 1 874 3014 Telex: 27258 Uucp : olgb1!olmp