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The 'Window' Terminal

Author(s) -

Jeffrey J. Parker,

A. Kennard,

David King

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

the computer journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1460-2067

pISSN - 0010-4620

DOI - 10.1093/comjnl/30.6.558

Subject(s) - window (computing) , terminal (telecommunication) , workstation , computer science , microcomputer , interface (matter) , computer hardware , operating system , software , embedded system , line (geometry) , serial port , host (biology) , computer network , telecommunications , bubble , chip , ecology , geometry , mathematics , maximum bubble pressure method , biology

A program ROM has been developed for the BBC microcomputer, which makes it function as a powerful window management terminal, with a high resolution display, mouse and programmable keyboard. The BBC Window terminal ROM provides a cheap alternative to the more expensive windowing workstations that provide the same resolution and facilities. It also enables windowing interfaces to be attached to existing computer hardware without having to port the software to the new workstation environment - a fast and cheap method for improved man-machine interface. All window management operations are handled locally, with control information being passed between the terminal and the

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