FPGA VAX update, now DIY TTL computers

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Nico" == Nico de Jong <nico at FARUMDATA.DK> writes:

 Nico> Yes, and all that for only about 91.000 USD. Was the input rate
 Nico> for the Flexowrite limited by the flexowriter itself, or by the
 Nico> PB250 ?  When I was a PTT telex operator, I had no problems
 Nico> with 8 chr/second (50 bps on a Siemens 5-bit teletype), but
 Nico> there were some girls in Frankfurt/main who could type faster
 Nico> then our tape transmitters. Suppose they used some electronic
 Nico> version of the T100, as the mechanical version just couldnt run
 Nico> faster as 50 bps, IIRC

That makes sense.  8 cps is 80 wpm assuming 5 character average word
length (which is the English convention at least when talking about
Morse code).  80 wpm is a respectable rate but there are lots of good
typists that can do better.  The fastest I have ever seen is 134 wpm,
which is well beyond what an ASR33 can do, never mind those old 5-bit
machines. 

	  paul