2 Jun
2007
2 Jun
'07
6:13 a.m.
Subject: Re: Hazeltine 1400 info?
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:27:23 -0700
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
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On 31 May 2007 at 18:19, Allison wrote:
I was working for Hazeltine terminals group at the time, one look at the
1400s and I left. There were a few things about it that suggested with
better firmware it could be nice but didn't happen.
My experience lead to buying a H19, a decent tube that I still have.
Allison
The 1400 series was after the 1500 series and was
effectively a cost
reduced (cheaper to build and sell) terminal. The 1400 was circa
1976-78 or so.
Am I the only one who actually used one of these and hated it? I had
one hooked to an MDS800 development system. For the time, they were
inexpensive, but there were better terminals around--and the use of a
displayable character (tilde) as the escape code leadin made things
more trouble than the terminals were worth. I think I may even have
the code for a full-screen editor written in PL/M somewhere.
Cheers,
Chuck
2 Jun
2 Jun
10:28 a.m.
In article <0JJ000C83FELEH0H at vms046.mailsrvcs.net>,
Allison <ajp166 at bellatlantic.net> writes:
I was working for Hazeltine terminals group at the
time, one look at the
1400s and I left. There were a few things about it that suggested with
better firmware it could be nice but didn't happen.
That makes me wonder if new firmware could be created now? What uP
did it use to control the electronics?
Its my first Hazeltine for my collection. And no, I don't expect I'll
actually be sitting at it doing coding :-P.
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4:39 p.m.
On Jun 2, 2007, at 1:28 PM, Richard wrote:
I seem to recall the 1420 being built around the 8080. Not sure
about the 1400, but I strongly suspect it's a very similar design.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
I was working
for Hazeltine terminals group at the time, one look
at the
1400s and I left. There were a few things about it that suggested
with
better firmware it could be nice but didn't happen.
That makes me wonder if new firmware could be created now? What uP
did it use to control the electronics?
Its my first Hazeltine for my collection. And no, I don't expect I'll
actually be sitting at it doing coding :-P.
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