Terminal output: parity, 7 vs. 8 bits, etc.

[sohail at terak.UUCP]

Firstly I like the vt200 keyboard, we have some
freedom 200 terminal that have a similar keyboard
and I think that they are great.

I would like to hear more about this 8 bit issue,
as it is near and dear to my heart.

There exist a number of graphics terminal like
devices that attach directly to the system bus,
and are accessed through the tty drivers.
(We at Terak have two such devices.)
These kinds of devices certainly do not need to use
parity.

Sohail.