9 Mar
2007
9 Mar
'07
8:45 a.m.
At 8:28 AM -0800 3/9/07, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 8 Mar 2007 at 17:04, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I personally don't collect VT100/VT220/VT320 type terminals, though I
bought either a VT220 or VT320 when I was first getting started with
DEC HW. A friend gave me several VT420's and I really prefer them.
The VT100's, VT220, and VT320 that I have all came as part of various
lots of hardware.
I did have one very funky terminal that I got with a Tektronix
computer, but I gave it to Jim Willing.
Zane
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The keypad emulation is the very first thing I
check when trying out a new
emulator. Then I look at double-high/double-wide. If I could find one that
handled both of those things *AND* screen display on my Mac properly, and
didn't require a mortgage, I think I'd pass out from shock.
Do the collectors of VT100/VT220-type terminals collect mostly DEC
equipment? I seem to recall that the Televideo 922 and the Tab (I'd
have to look for a model number) were very decent terminals and may
have had good VT52 emulation. When I worked with a VAX 11/750 back
in the 1980's, I recall that the sales guy (not DEC, but an
independent) preferred a non-DEC terminal with a nice 14" display.
VT100/220 type terminals were pretty big business back then and many
manufacturers made them. AFAIK, they all developed their own code.
Cheers,
Chuck