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Re: [OT] VT's



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On 03/18/08 00:17, Rich Healey wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 03/17/08 22:24, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>> On Monday 17 March 2008 06:33:37 pm Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 03/17/08 20:14, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>>>> [snip]
>>>>
>>>>> My dad would be quite at home in front of my VT520; he hasn't been here
>>>>> since I bought it.  I remember going to his work (insurance
>>>>> underwriter) when I was a kid; I remember all the green-screens.
>>>> VTs are useful, because they are small.  But I'd *never* voluntarily
>>>> use one, because the scrollback buffer of a VT emulator is just way
>>>> too useful.
>>> I could have sworn I've encountered real VTs with scrollback.
>> Maybe a handful of pages, like the Linux console has, but nothing
>> like the ability to specify 10's of thousands of lines of scrollback
>> buffer.  Which has saved my butt on more than a few occasions...
> 
> 
> Does anyone know where i can track down a VT in australia?
> 
> Where do you guys find yours?

Google...

http://www.dsb.com.au/index.php?browse=33

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"Working with women is a pain in the a**."
My wife
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