Re: Large screen monitor -- MIDRANGE-L

At 12:45 AM 7/28/00 +0000, you wrote:

How about contextual help based on language.  For example, in RPG, and I do 
a CHAIN, which indicator do I use for record not found?

Al


>What features would you like to see them include as enhancements in SEU?
>
>I can understand your comment that it does the things you want it, so I am
>befuddled about your wish that they continue enhancing it.  I can't
>imagine what else they can add.  It now has full help screens, prompting,
>copy and paste, copy append and paste next, 80 column, 132 column,
>auto-backup, editable option file, and many other new and/or vastly
>improved features.
>
>Why should we be upset that the product is stabilized now?  There really
>isn't much more that can be added is there?
>_______________________
>Booth Martin
>Booth@MartinVT.com
>http://www.MartinVT.com
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>
>Rob Dixon <rob.dixon@erros.co.uk>
>Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>07/27/2000 06:20 PM
>Please respond to MIDRANGE-L
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>         To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: Large screen monitor
>
>Al
>
>
>
>"Al Barsa, Jr." wrote:
>
> >  Being a dumb guy, I like to use dumb terminals when working at a
> > command line.  I prefer the 24 F keys, and I use the format of the
> > keyboard as a cue as to which kind of a workstation I am working on
> > (dumb terminal [the smart work to work] or PC [the way to play]).
>
>I believe that a dumb screen is vastly more productive for heads down
>data entry than any PC, with or without an emulator, and they don't need
>rebooting.   I am sure others feel the same.  I can see absolutely no
>benefits from Code/400 - only possible problems.  I have had Code/400
>for nearly three years and have not installed it - I am content with
>SEU.  With all your influence, can't you persuade Rochester that SEU,
>for many, is a much better option, that there is nothing wrong with
>green screens for non graphical tasks, and that green screens don't turn
>blue!  They should carry on developing SEU.
>
>Best wishes
>
>Rob Dixon
>
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