Each record had a line in it stating which actual branch the item belonged to, allowing users to request holds/transfers from another branch to their branch, as well as see whether it was checked in or out at its home branch.
Each branch had their own Circulation module, but the actual catalog database was a single copy on one server in a central location. This meant that a library system with multiple branches-whether a large single-city system such as the one in New York City, or whether a consortium made of several small cities/towns banded together-could pool their funds and only have to purchase one server and one copy of the software. One reason for Dynix's success was that an entire library consortium could be run off of just one server, in one location, with one copy of the software. Years later, when the Dynix company was moving from Ultimate computers running Pick/OS to IBM computers running AIX and uniVerse, compatibility for // terminals was added to the software then, other models of Wyse terminal started coming into favor, such as the WY-60 and, which were easier on the eyes and hands than the WY-30 was. They WY-30 had very few emulations compared to most Wyse products, and notably did not support VT100 or any other ANSI emulations.
To maintain compatibility with how Dynix was already written, the WY-30 supported the Adds Viewpoint A2 emulation, which was actually one of the only emulations on the terminal. A specially-designed keyboard reduced the number of keys from 101 to 83, mainly by removing all the function keys this was designed to keep users out of the internal setup functions and other parts of the software they 'weren't supposed to be going'. The swivel base was removed so that the terminal sat flat on whatever surface it was placed on what the unit now lacked in viewing-angle adjustability, it made up for in physical stability (it could not be knocked over by the force of a child). In response, Dynix asked to develop such a terminal Wyse created the, which was a stripped-down version of the best-selling terminal ever made, the.
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