RE: I-O Xip Rackmount Controller

James,

The old fart in me wants to agree with you. They do seem to last; we've got a shelf of them in the store room. But I must say that the conveniences of a terminal emulator are significant: less real estate taken up on my desk, using Lan console means I can vegetate at my desk, copying and pasting into documentation is very handy.

I think back on all of the problems that I have had (and continue to have) with twinax devices (displays and printers) and I am less than nostalgic.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James H. H. Lampert
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:39 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: I-O Xip Rackmount Controller

Pete Massiello wrote:

I am not an advocate of twinax display stations

What's wrong with them? They do the job, and they're built to last.

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