O.K. Vis-a-vis HP2647x's ... I concede!

However my original usage said "HP dumb terminals"
without the model number.  

In the greater context of HP terminals, can I be 
convinced they have a positive adjective regarding
their intelligence?  

(And can it be done outside of HP Marketing and
Sales documents from the dustbin of history?)

BT


Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of John Clogg
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:02 PM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Display Function Behavior on 3 Emulators
> 
> 
> Tracy,
> I must disagree with your definitions.  Back in the days 
> before PCs, there was a class of terminals called "Smart" 
> terminals.  These machines could implement some local logic, 
> such as validation of input and reformatting of data.  
> Terminals which simply display and accept data without any 
> such manipulation are called dumb terminals.  I believe the 
> term was coined by Lear Siegler for their ADM series of 
> terminals.  These terminals can do cursor addressing, etc.  
> The fact that HP terminals use proprietary commands for those 
> functions doesn't make them less dumb, and some of the added 
> features, such as block mode and display enhancements are 
> still not enough to classify them as Smart terminals.  Some 
> HP terminals, such as the 2647A, were programmable, and are 
> therefore considered smart terminals.  The terminals that 
> most HP terminal emulators emulate, such as the 700/94 are 
> indeed dumb terminals.
> 

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