The Computek 300 is a graphics terminal from around 1972. As quoted from “Computer Aided Design”, Volume 4 Number 5 October 1972: The Computek 300 v.d.u, is intended for display of both alphanumeric and graphical data. Standard features of the terminal include a teletype compatible series interface and a refresh Read more…
The Philips Hobs NMS 6302 Videotex is a banking terminal from around 1991. They were used for people to connect directly to their bank via a telephone line and Prestel network. These units support Teletel, Teletel Pad X3 and ASCII.
The Decscope came in two versions: 1974 model VT50 with 12 rows and 80 columns of upper-case text, same as the VT05. 1975 model VT52 which looks identical on the outside now supported 24 rows and 80 columns, with 96 ASCII characters, graphics characters and bi-directional scrolling with an expanded Read more…
The VT180 is a complete oddball. It is one of only two desktop PC’s built by Digital Electronics Corporation, and the “VT” is as suggests, a Video Terminal. The VT180 is essentially a VT100 Terminal with a x80 computer attached. It could be booted into CP/M and run basic programs Read more…
The Cromemco System Three aka CS-3A was a high-end PC in the day, sometimes referred to as the “3rd” design, but also has a fererence to “Micro Bee 2” – though not yet verified. It dates to around 1979. The 3102 monitor is in fact a Terminal computer, and communicates Read more…
This is a DEC VT-132 Video Terminal. Designed on the same basis as the VT100, the VT132 has additional Block Mode function; that is, data can be entered by the user in blocks, typically into cells like a spreadsheet, and then the whole data can be sent at once. Standard Read more…
The Digital Electronics Corporation (DEC) VT05 was the first free-standing terminal from DEC, built in 1970. It is considered a smart terminal, with the crude ability to control the cursor through use of control characters. The VT05 was only capable of displaying upper case ASCII text, on 20 rows by Read more…