[Info-vax] Windows terminal revamped and open sourced

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/16/2019 4:30 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2019-06-16 kl. 01:23, skrev Dave Froble:
>> On 6/15/2019 2:44 PM, seasoned_geek wrote:
>>> On Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 12:18:08 PM UTC-5, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>> There's also that VSI isn't aiming OpenVMS at workstations and
>>>> desktops. OpenVMS is for servers, per VSI. You only really need a
>>>> terminal emulator if you have a graphical environment.
>>>
>>> Actually you need a terminal emulator to reach your server.
>>
>> The VT-520 sitting here seems to do a credible job ....
> 
> An old hardware terminal such as the VT-line are today always
> a worse solution than an termninal amulator running on your
> everyday computer client you are using for anything else.
> No matter if it is Windows, Linux oc Mac, they all have
> emulators that are much better to work with than an VT520.
> 
> Yes, VT-terminals are can be fun from an historical point of
> view. But there is no reason to use them for real work.

An emulator and the copy paste capabilities are usually a
big benefit.

But there is one plus for a real VT terminal. Less
risk of software or network problems.

Arne