24 Jun
2004
24 Jun
'04
2:25 a.m.
I've got a few VT52s. I was just looking for a VT50 because that's
what we had in our 1977/78 computer center and I was trying to
duplicate the environment as closely as possible. We did have a few
programs (that I still have and am loading on our recreated system),
that were written specifically for the VT50.
One of these was TVTrek, a VT50 version of the Star Trek game.
There are others, such as VT50PY. All of these should work fine on
a VT52, but they will only use the first 12 lines on the screen.
Ashley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Koning" <pkoning(a)equallogic.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Wanted: ASR-33, LA36, and VT50
>>>> "Ashley" == Ashley Carder <wacarder(a)usit.net> writes:
Ashley> I'm still looking for an ASR-33 teletype, an LA36 DecWriter,
Ashley> and a VT50 DecScope for my 1977-78 PDP-11/40 computer center
Ashley> "reincarnation" project.
VT50? Unless you're desperate for 12 line displays, I'd suggest a
VT52 -- essentially the same vintage but 24 by 80, upper/lower case --
a far more useable device.
If you want older, go for the VT05, that gives you a full 20 lines not
to mention a rather cool looking device.
paul