[SunRescue] Dumb Term

[Dave McGuire]

On May 21, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> [ On Monday, May 21, 2001 at 17:11:12 (-0700), James Lockwood wrote: ]
> > Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Dumb Term
> >
> > Pet peeve.  I'd classify a 220 as a "smart" terminal, as it supports
> > cursor manipulation and some rather sophisticated display management.
> > The VT52 and H1000 are much more deserving of the title of "dumb"
> > terminal.  "Cookie" based screen control terminals like the TVI925 fall
> > somewhere in the middle.
> 
> They're all dumb!  By definition -- they don't "boot", i.e. load their
> code from some medium such as the network.  The term came about when
> "smart" terminals, eg. X11 and some of its early competitors, began
> arriving on the scene.  Before that the distinction was between a tty
> and a glass tty.  :-)

  Sorry, I beg to differ.  The term "smart" terminal was in use LONG
before X (or anything like it) existed.

              -Dave McGuire