-----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic- bounces@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of Matt Patoray via vcf-midatlantic Sent: 02 April 2016 15:15 To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Cc: Matt Patoray <mspproductions@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Which terminal for Prime 6550?
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On Apr 2, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf- midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
It was frequently either a printing terminal like a DECwriter
Saw your messafe after Bill's.
We have a few DECwriters. I'm not sure if we have any generic ones, given the Prime/DEC rivalry. Will have to look.
Or use a Plessey, Televideo, or Direct terminal with a printer, that does not need to be anything special could be a Diablo 630 or an Epson FX-80.
Given Pr1mes were often bought by cost-conscious customers, anything generic would do. At the University of Salford our 9950s had a host of Generic terminals, but I can't remember the brand for love nor money. They were yukky grey things. I also guess the parts of the University with DEC kit, and of course any University is basically a host of competing tribes trying to avoid doing what Computing Services tell them, may have connected through using DEC PSI and X.29 so had VT100 on the Pr1me, but It feels wrong to me.... Dave