I think he's right though. ?In documentation
I've read through, there
were green and amber models offered for the successive generations but
I don't recall having read that the VT100 or earlier models had
anything other than the white phosphor.
Once again, those troublesome words "always" and "never" get us in
trouble. Always expect exceptions. Never completely trust
documentation.
Sure, the VT100 documentation shows that VT100s are "always" white -
but have you considered ALL of the documentation? It is perfectly
reasonable to think that DEC may have done a run of green VT100oids*,
complete with an ECO or errata sheet (quickly thrown away or lost)
saying something like "by the way, you are getting green tubes".
Or there could have been an RPQ job - ask DEC to make some green
VT100oids, maybe pay a little money, and DEC delivers green. IBM was
quite adept at this. Once again, no need to reprint the manual when a
single sheet of paper will do.
The problem is that documentation for these types of things rarely
shows up these days, or maybe never existed much at all outside the
sales order or the factory itself.
--
Will