filbo@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us (Bela Lubkin) (06/27/91)
I posted about this a couple of weeks ago. I got one informative answer (thank you, Doug Gwyn) -- but I'm still looking for various tidbits. In particular, I'd like to know about the availability and current street price of blit-series terminals. (Let me know if you have one for sale!) Different angles on all the other questions would also be appreciated. I understand that there is no FAQ. Any wisdom on the subject would be appreciated. > Subject: Is there an FAQ or canonical Q&A listing about DMD terminals? > > I am considering displays for my home UNIX box. Large bitmapped area is > important; X11 compatibility would be cute but isn't important, and > neither is color. I understand that 5620's are reasonably capable and > inexpensive. > > If there is an FAQ or a canonical questions/answers posting for this > group, I'd like to receive it. Please ping me first to avoid sending > multiple copies. > > Some things I'm interested in: > > capabilities > dot resolution > street prices > differences in models > > OS support is not a problem. Bela Lubkin * * // filbo@deeptht.santa-cruz.ca.us Witty quote omitted... @ * * // belal@sco.com ...ucbvax!ucscc!{deeptht!filbo,sco!belal} R Pentomino * \X/ Filbo @ Pyrzqxgl +1 408-476-4633 and XBBS +1 408-476-4945
geoff@world.std.com (Geoff Collyer) (06/27/91)
Buying 5620s, 630s or 730s is probably a bad idea since AT&T is about to drop support for them, at least internally (sigh). On the other hand, if you don't mind doing your own support on orphaned hardware and software, they will probably become really cheap soon. -- Geoff Collyer world.std.com!geoff, uunet.uu.net!geoff
tg@utstat.uucp (Tom Glinos) (06/28/91)
If you are thinking of buying a DMD terminal do it soon or don't do it at all. Rumor has it that AT&T will be dropping software support for the DMD line. I imagine that the hardware line will also quit. The DMD line may be a casualty of the AT&T takeover of NCR. This would be an excellent opportunity of some creative terminal manufacturer to clone the basic design and implement it with more modern technology. (If I only had the time and the money....sigh)