David Randall wrote:
 
>I've watched the discussion on stalled backups etc. with interest and I have
>often wondered why, when HP ships a standard terminal as console for every
>machine, they don't make use of it? - for example.. Using the Terminal lock
>capabilities to queue up outstanding replies at the top of the screen,
>
>Alternatively why does MPE not keep hassling operators for console replies,
>sending it once and being patient is a virtue to a point, but there are times
>when I would like the OS to keep re prompting (is that English?) the operators,
>with bells, whistles, klaxons and flashing blue lights and several thousand
>volts ;-) if that is what it takes to wake them up or distract them from
>whatever else they may be doing. After all while a job or process is
>unecessarily stalled for a response of some sort it is wasting time.
>
>The only time I've seen an HP console look any different to a standard terminal
>connection is on a venerable series 70 in a limited fashion (and yes I know that
>was an HP150). I appreciate that multiple sites with remote consoles etc.
>present difficulties but complex sites have probably already purchased 3rd party
>solutions. So as a start lets have
>
>1) Outstanding replies locked on screen
>2) Outstanding replies flashing / beeping on the console
>3) Repeating outstanding replies (already happens with device not ready etc.)
>4) Colour consoles to enable easy identification of the wheat from the chaff
>
>and so on...
>
 
This sounds like an EXCELLENT enhancement and should not be difficult to
implement. How about it labbies?????
 
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