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Re: suggestions for next release
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Hamstra)
Mon Oct 21 18:23:06 1996
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 17:46:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Hamstra <mhamstra@sullivan.bentley.com>
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On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Tim Baverstock wrote:
> My main criticism is that so much of the nice config tools require use of X: I
> don't have very good eyesight, and terms are so much clearer, (and seem faster
> even without my visual complaint).
What kind of hardware are you using? I know I get spoiled and kind of
out-of-touch with the average user because of the systems I use at work
(when you're using a P166 as an X terminal because it's the slowest
machine you've got, you know you need to do a reality check every now and
then :-), but decent video hardware makes your complaint disappear in a
hurry. A monitor that can crisply handle 1280x1024 or better being driven
by a decent accelerated video card should give you better quality text
than you can get from a terminal and scroll speeds that your eyes can't
possible keep up with.
I know, it's a question of money; but if you can afford it, decent video
hardware is one of the most rewarding purchases you can make. Just don't
get a job where you have high-end video hardware thrown at you: I don't
know how I'm ever going to adjust to life without my dual-headed 21" X
setup --or afford one of my own when it comes time to give this one up.
Mark Hamstra
Bentley Systems, Inc.
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