Re: Good Fast VT-100 compatable

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From: David Lesher
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1986 05:24

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> Article <83@rdlvax.UUCP> From: salzman@rdlvax.UUCP (Gumby)
# I'm looking for a real good VT-100 (or VT-220) compatable terminal with
# some of the following features:
# 
# 	- Fast enough to keep up with GNU Emacs at 9600 or 19.2K baud
# 	  without ^S/^Q.
I did extensive tests a couple years ago on a number of "fast"
terminals. Surprise! the ONLY one that came close to keeping
up @ 9600 was a TEK (ithink model#)  4051, a megadollar graphics
tube. Forget 19.2. All the rest were swamped when run without XON/
XOF. They just could not chew bits and spit electrons fast enough.
Granted my tests were worst case ( I was "loading" the CSMA/CD LAN 
to find ITS real thruput) but my advice is unless you are using a 
exotic bit-mapped mega resolution screen, ANY 9600 term is a lot
faster than you can read.
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From: wb8foz@ncoast.UUCP (David Lesher)
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Subject: Re: Good Fast VT-100 compatable
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Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 00:24:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 17 00:24:50 1986
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