[Info-vax] X-terminals again

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <gklmb0$kqi$00$1 at news.t-online.com>,
	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> tadamsmar schrieb:
> 
>> I would prefer to use the old PCs we have or will get, but I need
>> the result to be user-friendly as possible.  The current old X-
>> terminal that I am trying to replace are very user-friendly (just
>> power them up and they give you the VMS login screen) and the users of
>> this app are use to that and I know they prefer it.
> 
> Then just why don't you try to spot some of those "old-fashioned"
> X-terminals ? Should still be available used.
> Stop messing with PCs. If nothing more than X capacity is needed
> they just add an extra level of complexity.
 
If he goes out and gets old X-terminals to replace his current old
X-terminals he really won't have solved the problem.  As I stated
earlier today, there is free X-terminal software that can make an
old PC perform the exact same function as his Tek X-terminals. And
old PC's are even cheaper than old X-terminals.

bill

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