Comments on: [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613 The Retrogaming and Retrocomputing Blogazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Cody http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-19259 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:44:26 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-19259 I think I used to have the terminal on the right. See, it was the 90s and my parents knew I wanted a computer but they couldn't afford one. So they went to a swap-meet and picked this peice of garbage up for a couple dollars and brought it home to surprise me. The big surprise was that it was completely useless, it didn't contain any BASIC or anything, it was just a dumb terminal. You could turn it on and do a simple statement or two and that was IT. Once I worked that out, I told them, and it went into the garbage. Sigh :-( I think I used to have the terminal on the right. See, it was the 90s and my parents knew I wanted a computer but they couldn't afford one. So they went to a swap-meet and picked this peice of garbage up for a couple dollars and brought it home to surprise me.

The big surprise was that it was completely useless, it didn't contain any BASIC or anything, it was just a dumb terminal. You could turn it on and do a simple statement or two and that was IT. Once I worked that out, I told them, and it went into the garbage.

Sigh :-(

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: billaj http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-18115 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:25:32 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-18115 During an internship in 2005, I was lucky enough to get a vintage text terminal, made in or about 1983 : a Newbury Data 9500. I use it as a shell terminal for my Linux laptop. I often used it in my IT studies to do my programming homework (C, C++, Java, LISP...) Excellent keyboard, the amber CRT is very easy on the eyes, no annoying fan noise, and it's useful if you'd be distracted if you had games/a modern web browser at your disposal... During an internship in 2005, I was lucky enough to get a vintage text terminal, made in or about 1983 : a Newbury Data 9500. I use it as a shell terminal for my Linux laptop. I often used it in my IT studies to do my programming homework (C, C++, Java, LISP…) Excellent keyboard, the amber CRT is very easy on the eyes, no annoying fan noise, and it's useful if you'd be distracted if you had games/a modern web browser at your disposal…

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Jake http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17776 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:42:18 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17776 Oh, the ads about the terminals? How disappointing :-P Most of my expirience with terminals is with Hyperterminal in Windows and my TRS-80 Model 100 in terminal emulator mode. Oh, the ads about the terminals? How disappointing :-P
Most of my expirience with terminals is with Hyperterminal in Windows and my TRS-80 Model 100 in terminal emulator mode.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Xyzzy, The Avatar http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17761 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:32:15 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17761 I used text terminals quite a few times to look up books as an English major at UC Berkeley until Spring 2003; it was also the only way to find & request books from the other UC campuses. I believe the county library was still relying on terminals as late as a few years ago as well. I'm not sure if this will count, but since I'm a novice Linux user, I use the terminal intermittently by choice to troubleshoot or do basic things. With old laptops like mine, I usually get it done in the space of time it'd take to just open the relevant program... :) I used text terminals quite a few times to look up books as an English major at UC Berkeley until Spring 2003; it was also the only way to find & request books from the other UC campuses. I believe the county library was still relying on terminals as late as a few years ago as well.

I'm not sure if this will count, but since I'm a novice Linux user, I use the terminal intermittently by choice to troubleshoot or do basic things. With old laptops like mine, I usually get it done in the space of time it'd take to just open the relevant program… :)

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Rockin' Kat http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17759 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:42:48 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17759 The only terminals I ever realy used were the ones in the Local library back when I was in Junior High between 1996 and 1998. I have no idea what brand they were. I just know that when I wanted to put a book on hold I'd use them instead of loading the library catalog on the PC's at the front of the library because it was quicker to use the terminals... because you had to go through a series of awkward menus in a web browser on a PC, and people were aways using the PC's... a lot of idiots found the monochrome terminals intimidating so I could always count on at least one of the two that they had to be open. I currently have a little GTE XT300E sitting up on a shelf. So far I've only been able to try out it's built in Telephone with the on screen phone directory.. so I know it works. I'm hoping to maybe mess around with it a little more when I finally get around to installing the super serial card in place of the 56k modem in my PowerMac G4 tower. The only terminals I ever realy used were the ones in the Local library back when I was in Junior High between 1996 and 1998. I have no idea what brand they were. I just know that when I wanted to put a book on hold I'd use them instead of loading the library catalog on the PC's at the front of the library because it was quicker to use the terminals… because you had to go through a series of awkward menus in a web browser on a PC, and people were aways using the PC's… a lot of idiots found the monochrome terminals intimidating so I could always count on at least one of the two that they had to be open.

I currently have a little GTE XT300E sitting up on a shelf. So far I've only been able to try out it's built in Telephone with the on screen phone directory.. so I know it works. I'm hoping to maybe mess around with it a little more when I finally get around to installing the super serial card in place of the 56k modem in my PowerMac G4 tower.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Mattel Aquarius http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17746 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:28:04 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17746 I don't remember the model, but for years up until about 1999, my employer used "Telex" terminals in locations around the world to interface with the mainframe in Albany, GA for repair part look-ups. I don't remember the model, but for years up until about 1999, my employer used "Telex" terminals in locations around the world to interface with the mainframe in Albany, GA for repair part look-ups.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Harold J. http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17505 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:56:17 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17505 That's probably the funniest thing I've read all day, Benj. Great work! That's probably the funniest thing I've read all day, Benj. Great work!

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: jdiwnab http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17474 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:49:30 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17474 I used text based serial terminals at my last job setting up headless servers before the initial install. In my current job, I use ssh/telnet all the time. I have a VNC session to manage them, but dozens of full screen virtual terminals. I used a serial terminal interface to interface between a microcontroller and a router. I used hyperterminal to test that one. But then again, I usually work at that level, so... I used text based serial terminals at my last job setting up headless servers before the initial install. In my current job, I use ssh/telnet all the time. I have a VNC session to manage them, but dozens of full screen virtual terminals. I used a serial terminal interface to interface between a microcontroller and a router. I used hyperterminal to test that one. But then again, I usually work at that level, so…

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: orsty3001 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17473 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:38:33 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17473 I'm gonna get the 140 and tell people I have a higher IQ. I'm gonna get the 140 and tell people I have a higher IQ.

]]> Comment on [ Retro Scan of the Week ] Terminal Innuendo by: Geoff V. http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17472 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:23:01 +0000 http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/613#comment-17472 Regularly used terminal service for configuring routers and such. Regularly used terminal service for configuring routers and such.

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