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From: Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
To: kyle_jones@wonderworks.com
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Subject: Re: TTY optimizations
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In-Reply-To: <kyle_jones@wonderworks.com> Mon, 16 Jun 1997 19:01:11 -0400
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>in widespread use.  I spent a couple of years using Gosling's
>Emacs and later GNU Emacs over a 1200 baud "high speed" modem
>connection.  The screen update optimizations were a dogsend back
>then, not to mention fascinating to watch in action.  But who
>cares anymore?

I do.  I still use a 9600bps Ann Arbor Ambassador.  And it's not just
because I'm a crank who likes to hold on to dead hardware (although that
may be part of the reason).  I have yet to find another display whose
flicker doesn't drive me up the wall.  ALL modern displays give me a
headache after a short period of time.  The slow phosphor of the ambassador
is easier on my eyes.

It also has a 60-line display and a meta key on its keyboard, which makes
it a lot more winning than any dec or wyse terminal.

