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Brief Biography
Richard Thomson is the director of the Computer Graphics Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the main force behind the creation of the Terminals Wiki and the open source rewrite of the manx web database application of computer manuals. He is a frequent contributor to the cctalk mailing list and contributes scanned material to BitSavers.
Richard has worked as a software engineer since 1979. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Utah. See Terminals at the University of Delaware for more information on the kinds of terminals he used in the early days.
Ongoing Wiki Work
- Upgrade to MediaWiki 1.31
- Add EmbedVideo extension and link to various videos
- New Page Template
- Write a guide on how to author a terminal page
- templates
- Items to research
- Wiki administration
- Taxonomy
- Control Sequences
- Tektronix products
- List of Computerworld issues
X Window System
- Sep. 21, 1987: Article about X11 being announced at Decworld[1]
- Sep. 28, 1987: Article about X Window System, which the author calls "X.Window" throughout[2]
- Dec. 19, 1988: Article about PEX initiative[3]
- Mar. 13, 1989: X-terminals vs. workstations[4]
- Jul. 31, 1989: E&S graphic manager quoted, PEX mentioned[5]
- Feb. 26, 1990: Bob Sheifler talks about X[6]
- Oct. 15, 1990: Wy-X5 terminal[7]
- Feb. 18, 1991: VAXELN Window Server[8]
- May 28, 1991: PC take on X Window System[9]
- Feb. 19, 1996: Low-bandwidth X[10]
Terminal Emulator Software
- VTStar, OpenVMS freeware VT320 emulator
- Dave's Telnet, A Free Telnet Client for Windows 16/32/64
- MobaXterm, X server and SSH support (free home edition)
- Zoc, terminal emulator with 3270 support
- Reflection Desktop for X, with ReGIS support
- E-Term32 Plus, with ReGIS support
- SecureCRT, ssh/rlogin/telnet client
- Kermit 95, kermit client with 40 built-in terminal emulations
- Tera Term, telnet, SSH and serial port terminal client with DEC VT100, DEC VT220, DEC VT320 and Tektronix 4010 emulation.
- PuTTY, telnet, rlogin, SSH, SCP and serial port terminal client with DEC VT102 and DEC VT220 emulation.
- bitvise SSH client], with DEC VT100 emulation.
See also:
- Terminal Emulators on WikiPedia.
- HP Terminal Emulators, Rodney Brown's list on WikiPedia
Rescued Nekochan Wiki Pages
Other
References
- ↑ "X Windows gets push from MIT", David Bright, Computerworld, September 21, 1987, pg. 5
- ↑ "Windowing standard effort gains ground", Paula Musich, Network World, September 28, 1987, pg. 20
- ↑ "X Consortium to Bring 3-D Graphics to X Window", Martin Marshall, InfoWorld, December 19, 1988, pg. 30
- ↑ "X Window Panel Debates Merits Of X Terminals vs. Workstations", Martin Marshall, InfoWorld, March 13, 1989, pg. 15
- ↑ "Getting graphic", Kris Herbst, Network World, July 31, 1989, pg. 30
- ↑ "X/Window System expert discusses use of technology", Network World, February 26, 1990, pg. 6
- ↑ "Wyse intros X-based terminal and server", Network World, October 15, 1990, pg. 33
- ↑ "DEC VAXstations to get X Window Software", Network World, February 18, 1991, pg. 35
- ↑ "The X Window System: A Universal Graphical Interface", Kaare Christian, PC Magazine, May 28, 1991, pg. 41
- ↑ "Broadway Bound: X Takes To The World Wide Web Stage", Michelle Murdock, InfoWorld, February 19, 1996, pg. 82
