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The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981.  It is a variant of the [[DEC VT100]] that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display.  The graphics are displayed in a full bitmap manner instead of the waveform graphics used in the [[DEC VT105]].
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The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981.  It is a variant of the [[DEC VT100|VT100]] that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display.  The graphics are displayed in a full bitmap manner instead of the waveform graphics used in the [[DEC VT105|VT105]].
  
 
A plug-in graphics board was available for the VT100 that would upgrade it to the VT125.
 
A plug-in graphics board was available for the VT100 that would upgrade it to the VT125.

Revision as of 02:53, 20 February 2012

The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981. It is a variant of the VT100 that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display. The graphics are displayed in a full bitmap manner instead of the waveform graphics used in the VT105.

A plug-in graphics board was available for the VT100 that would upgrade it to the VT125.

References

"Enhancements Give DEC Minc Graphics, Floating-Point Unit", ComputerWorld, August 31, 1981, pg. 47.
DEC Advertisement, ComputerWorld, November 9, 1981, pg. 106-107.