Re: Upgrading from PT2.2 to PT3.1

[nancyc@pro-aplbytrs.cts.com (Nancy Crawford)]

 > In article <842939962-0-24400@manatee.envirolink.org>,
 > Jay Pearlman  <JayPearlman@envirolink.org> wrote:
 >
 > > I have a Laser 128 w/ my tv as a monitor. I have a 2400 baud modem
 > > and was wondering if there is a good reason i should upgrade. What
 > > does proterm 3.? do that 2.2 doesn't???
 
 Joe Walters:  bird@mcs.com or J.L.Walters@genie.com replied:
 >  > Spend the bucks. It is worlds better.
 >
 > > Thanx <-- Thanks, usual English spelling
 >
 > Kind Regards,
 
Joe, I just tried an experiment on my //c, equipped with the 40-80 col-
umn switch. Pushing it down to force 40-column, appropriate for using a
TV as ones monitor, had no effect on the display. ProTERM 3.1 forced an
80-column display.

Agreed PT3.1 is a terrific program and my hands-down personal favorite of
all my software, I'm not sure it would work at all from television-for-a-
monitor. On the other hand, I picked up a working Monitor II from the local
GoodWill for $10. 80-column green-screen. A small solder job to correct a
bad solder joint will have it on its way to my stepson and his family
pretty quick. They can be had quite cheaply and fairly frequently at low
prices.
 
nancy

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