XTerms + DEC stuff + misc available (Cambridge, UK)

From: D Yuniskis <auryn_at_GCI-Net.com>
Date: Thu Jul 1 10:08:32 2004

> >Still hoping somebody wants some Xterms! I think everything else has now
> >found a home (unless anyone *really* wants an old dot matrix printer!)

If the NCD's have interfaces *other* than: 10Base2+AUI or 10BaseTX
(that's two different interfaces) -- say, perhaps, a TR interface, ROM card
or PCMCIA card -- I'd be interested in them (working or not) just for
the sake of having a physical device to document. Which NCD models
are they?

Likewise, *photos* (good quality) of the keyboards would be a win...

> I'd take one or two, if you or somebody can arrange shipping (to Salford,
> UK, I'd cover costs), just to play with. I have no use for all of them
> though! Which are the best sort to have?

Whichever you can find *software* for! :>

If you're looking for *performance* (Xstones), you'll be disappointed.
Most of this hardware is quite old/slow. Any modern machine running
a newer version of the server will put them to shame.

But, I *really* like the crispness of the display on a 19r (monochrome)
when I'm just writing code...

[snip]

> >I used to have a plan to get hold of a decent Xterm and then stick all
> >the noisy hard disks on a server in a cupboard somewhere - nice and
> >quiet then! Lack of audio support on any Xterm I've come across knocked
> >that idea on the head unfortunately...

Been there, done that. With the exception of the Windows machine, here,
every other box effectively runs headless -- I can't afford the space for
monitors "waiting" to be used. Nor can I stand the *noise* from the
various machines (disks, fans).

Support for audio *service* is available on most NCD's -- though machines
without audio *outputs* (i.e. connections) are a waste of time. E.g., you
can
listen to audio on a 19r though you'd best be in an anechoic chamber to
"appreciate" (ha!) it. I think NCD's MCX, ECX and Explora's made audio
a first class feature (though I may be wrong on that).

> Microsoft's "remote desktop" under Windows XP seems to manage to send
sound
> to the remote client (as long as you use the right version of the client)
> so I assume it must be possible.. Just needs implementing under X by
> somebody..

Done long before MS. See NAS.

--don
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