Date   : Mon, 10 Nov 1986 17:12:30 GMT
From   : Mark Steven Jeghers <mark%cogent.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: N* Advantage = Dumb terminal?

In article <5349@brl-smoke.ARPA> rbloom@APG-1.ARPA (Robert Bloom AMSTE-TEI
3775) writes:
>I'm trying to use my NorthStar Advantage (a all-in-one computer) 
>as a dumb terminal to a TurboDOS system.  The problem is that 
>every commo package I've tried so far is too slow for any speeds 
>higher then 1200 baud or so.  I want 4800 baud minimum, 9600 baud 
>desired.  (19.2k? dream mode on)

Having used the N* Advantage in past years, I can testify that a major
part of your problem is simply that it is not a very quick computer.
This is especially true of it's screen.  On this basis I must sadly
say that you may not get much more speed than what you currently have.
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