Re: Weigh in on Fast400 . . .

[thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx]

On Wed, 07 November 2001, KMort@supnet.com wrote:

> We know green screen is fast, we know it is the best thing for data entry
> on the planet.

The problem I have with this for data-entry is the equation of 
green-screenÒnteractive. It just ain't necessarily true. ClientAccess terminal 
emulation uses interactive capacity on the server side, but the client 
definitely is a GUI app. It's just designed to LOOK like and ACT like a 
character terminal. Anybody who wants to can create a 
non-interactive-capacity-using GUI client that provides the same ease and speed 
of data-entry. Apparently nobody wants to because "Why create a GUI app that 
looks and acts like an ugly terminal?"

Of course, if the _actual requirement_ is physical terminals rather than 
terminal emulators, it's not quite the same question.

Tom Liotta
(p.s. to James: I've been trying to decide how to respond to your 9 reasons, 
but it felt like sentiment was against the topic on that list. Maybe over on 
the non-tech list... we'll see.)

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Tom Liotta
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
19426 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
Phone  253-872-7788
Fax  253-872-7904
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