dumb terminal

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(thing) by Rancid_Pickle (3.3 wk) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sun Feb 04 2001 at 8:43:41
A dumb terminal is basically a monitor and keyboard connected to a server or mainframe. There is no native CPU for processing, all of the work is done at the server/mainframe and the results are displayed on your monitor. The old RS-232 serial port versions are very popular with Ham Radio operators, who use them for Packet Radio.
(idea) by Jargon (2.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Jul 19 2001 at 7:54:56
Duff's device = D = dumbass attack

dumb terminal n.

A terminal that is one step above a glass tty, having a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by a smart terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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