19 May
2000
19 May
'00
9:10 a.m.
say you're going to need one. Video boards for
the S-100 were not common
until much later, with the possible exception of the SSM VB1, which does not
provide a standard 80x24 display.
The "video boards" for S100 were amoung the first third party boards. Most
however were of the VDM-1 style as 64chars x16lines with the 80x24 being
much later (78ish).
A TVI 910 or a Lear-Siegler ADM-3A might be a more
widely supported choice.
The TVI was a late commer and more likely the early 80s. ADM1/1a/3 were
the most widely supported and second was the Vt52 (or VT52 on vt100) as
many terminals emulated either DEC or ADM.
I used either a TVI or a Hazeltine Esprit emulating a
Hazeltine 1500 most of
the time. I didn't start using this S-100 stuff until 1977, however.
The Esprit(later) and 1500(earlier) were not that popular. Also the
support on them varied on model (1500, 1520, 1552 or 1400, 1420).
Allison