Hi,
Paul Williams <celigne_at_tinyworld.co.uk> said:
> Stan Barr wrote:
> >
> > While tidying up I found a Cifer T5 terminal, minus its keyboard.
>
> So _that's_ how you spell the name! I used Wyse and Cifer terminals at
> college in 1987, to connect to VAX 8600s and 8800s. A few years ago I
> wrote that I used "Wyse and Cyfer" terminals and wondered why I couldn't
> find any info on the Web.
>
The only info I could find was software related. i.e. termcaps etc.
> Now you tell me that even having the right spelling wouldn't have
> helped! I don't know which Cifer models they were, but they certainly
> didn't have the graphical capability of the T5.
>
> Is there any form of address for Cifer on the terminal? I don't even
> know which country they came from.
>
No clues at all...no label of any sort except "220-240V 50Hz". As we
are both in the UK, I suspect they might be British.
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Sat Feb 09 2002 - 09:37:03 GMT