RE: Green-screen versus browser

["Doug Hart" <DougHart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was stretching the "Green Screen" definition back to be Twinax.  See
below.


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Doug Hart
 

Hi Doug-

All true.  And I had forgotten #4.  I have five solid pages on why the
iSeries is the platform of the century, and the green-screen section is
going to hit hard.

-reeve  

On 4/25/05, Doug Hart <DougHart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Green screen is:
> 1. More network efficient
        . Proper use of OVRATR or OVRDTA and CAnn keys produce a very short
data stream.
> 2. More CPU efficient
        . The controller handles much of the attribute and edit functions in
DDS not the host CPU
        This can be big if the terminal is on the other side of the world.
> 3. More user efficient
        . Type "4" down a list of 20 lines compared to clicking small check
boxes just to delete 
        . Don't forget not getting distracted by an incoming email or IM or
slowing down because your virus program just      started to scan your
terminal.
> 4. More secure
        . No file transfers, ODBC, DDM, etc. 
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> Doug Hart