Date   : Mon, 08 Dec 1980002:14:00-MST
From   : POURNE@MIT-MC (Jerry E. Pournelle)
Subject: terminal inquiry

I am revamping my system and its possible a terminal (rather
than the memory-mapped system I am using) would be better.  If
money is not really critical (I wouldn't care to spend enormous
sums on just a terminal because it would be cheaper to get
another micro and make it simulate a terminal) what are good
terminals?
       Good = Typewriter key layout; cursor control keys; gold
key (ie if possible able to set all bits); prefer programmable
keys to aid in text editing; essential that it have ALL ASCII
characters including ~ and | and such like.
       For that matter, I know little of terminals and would be
interested in knowing what DOES make one better than another...