Date   : Thu, 09 Jul 1992 14:12:14 GMT
From   : mcsun!uknet!warwick!dcs.warwick.ac.uk!news@uunet.uu.net (John Rawnsley)
Subject: Re: Amstrad PCW8256 as a dumb terminal?

In article <1992Jul8.210434.16476@u.washington.edu> jcomer@u.washington.edu
writes:
>Since there seem to be at least a few people out there who have experience
>using an Amstrad PCW8256, I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted to
>attach a modem to the monitor and use it as just a dumb terminal?  If so,
>could you let me know what you did and how I can do it? 
>
>Thank you!

I have a PCW8256 which I used as a terminal in the UK (a VT52 rather than 
a dumb terminal) for several years. It is limited by its clock speed and
the size of the buffer in the serial interface to about 4800 baud.

The UK version had an edge connector sticking out of the back for which
a standard RS232 plug-on module was available. Standard comms programs
such as MEX have overlays to work with it and there is a PCW-specific
version of cpm kermit.

Comms programs should be on the CP/M ftp sites, and Amstrad have a presence
on the UK computing forum on CIS (GO UKFORUM).

John

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