DEC VT240

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DEC VT240
DEC VT240.png
Manufacturer DEC
Model VT240
Lifetime
Introduced January, 1984
Discontinued April, 1987
Communication
Interfaces RS-232C,
20 mA current loop
Baud Rates 19200
Character Modes
Resolutions 80x24, 132x24
Matrix 8x10, 5x10
Graphic Modes
Type GrayScale
Resolution 800x240
Firmware
Personalities DEC VT52,
DEC VT100,
Tektronix 4010,
Tektronix 4014

The DEC VT240 terminal is a graphics terminal supporting DEC's ReGIS graphics commands as well as the Tektronix 4010 graphics commands. It was introduced in January, 1984.[1] It was discontinued in April, 1987.[2] The terminal base unit supports both grayscale and color monitors. When configured with a VR201 grayscale monitor, the terminal was sold as a VT240. When configured with the VR241 color monitor, the terminal was sold as a VT241.

Manx

References

  1. DEC advertisement, Computerworld, January 16, 1984, pg. 48
  2. "DEC terminals retire VT240", Computerworld, April 27, 1987, pg. 8