On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Andy Sy wrote: > 1) Someone must build the client terminal machine - it could use > something as puny as an 8088. It doesn't even need to be x86 > compatible since the only software running on it will be a terminal > emulator (it won't run Linux). If there was such a thing as a complete > PC on a chip (processor + modem + text-only video card), you should be > able to cram the whole thing in a single keyboard enclosure which would > then just be plugged into a paperwhite CRT or, better, LCD monitor. The > whole thing should cost P5-6K for the CRT version, P10-P12K for a black > and white LCD terminal, and P15K for a color LCD terminal. (What would > be really great is for a 12.5" color LCD terminal supporting 80x50 > characters or better to eventually cost less than P10K)
You only need a serial port and a PC with a terminal emulator. (Coterm, Procomm Plus, Telix, etc...) I even wrote my own RT -- short for ROMterm -- a rommable VT52 terminal emulator in under 4Kb. There are tons of PC and XT Turbo's out there. Even AT's. Many companies will even pay you to get rid of them. > Hardware guys, if you have an idea how to build this, please > contact me... > > 2) Someone needs to write a good text UI framework (well, I've been > working on one, on and off). For many tasks, a well designed text-based > application is actually faster for end users to get up and running on > AND more efficient in daily use (no mousing around). There is Foxpro for Unix...which run on Linux under iBCS2. On the other hand there is curses also. But why reinvent the wheel...it's been there... -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
