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The DEC VT55 terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT52|VT52]] that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=G41aIKMQG5sC&lpg=PA24-IA20&pg=PA24-IA20 DEC advertisement], Computerworld, October 29, 1975.</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZfvfIfJfyrwC&lpg=PA31&dq=%22decscope%22&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=%22decscope%22&f=false "Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit"], Computerworld, October 15, 1975, pg. 31.</ref>
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{{infobox terminal
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| manufacturer = DEC
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| model = VT55
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| image = DEC VT55 202803586967-1.jpg
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| intro_month = October
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| intro_year = 1975
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| char_resolution = 80x24
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| char_matrix = 7x7
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| baud_rates = 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
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| phosphor = P4 white
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| display_size = 10-inch
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| interface = RS-232C
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| interface2 = 20 mA current loop
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| refresh_rate = 50
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| refresh_rate2 = 60
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| graphic_type = monochrome
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| graphic_resolution = 512x256
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}}
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The {{PAGENAME}} terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT52|VT52]] that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.{{Computerworld
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| id=G41aIKMQG5sC
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| page_prefix=PA24-IA
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| pg=20
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| title=DEC advertisement
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| date=October 29, 1975
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| display_page=24
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}}<ref>{{cite web
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| url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/_Books/DEC_1957_To_The_Present_1978.pdf
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| date=1978
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| accessdate=January 16, 2018
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| title=Digital Equipment Corporation, 1957 to the Present
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}}</ref>
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An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800 and introduced in 1976.{{Computerworld
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| id=ZfvfIfJfyrwC
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| pg=31
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| title="Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit"
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| date=October 15, 1975
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}}
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==[[Manx]]==
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* {{manx details|1,1|VT55 Programming Manual}}, February, 1977
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* {{manx details|1,3014|VT55-D,E,H,J DECgraphic Scope Users' Manual}}, December, 1976
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==Images==
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File:DEC VT55 advertisement Computerworld 29Oct1975.jpg|Advertisement
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{{References}}
 
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Revision as of 18:27, 21 October 2019

DEC VT55
DEC VT55 202803586967-1.jpg
Manufacturer DEC
Model VT55
Lifetime
Introduced October, 1975
Communication
Interfaces RS-232C,
20 mA current loop
Baud Rates 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
Display
Size 10-inch
Phosphor P4 white
Refresh Rates 50 Hz, 60 Hz
Character Modes
Resolution 80x24
Matrix 7x7
Graphic Modes
Type Monochrome
Resolution 512x256

The DEC VT55 terminal is a variant of the VT52 that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.[1][2] An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800 and introduced in 1976.[3]

Manx

Images

References

  1. DEC advertisement, Computerworld, October 29, 1975, pg. 24
  2. "Digital Equipment Corporation, 1957 to the Present". 1978. http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/_Books/DEC_1957_To_The_Present_1978.pdf. Retrieved January 16, 2018. 
  3. "Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit", Computerworld, October 15, 1975, pg. 31