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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> An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800.<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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| cpu = discrete logic
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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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}}
  
Features:
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==[[Manx]]==
* 512x256 pixel resolution
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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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<gallery>
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File:DEC_VT52.png
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File:DEC VT55 advertisement Computerworld 29Oct1975.jpg|Advertisement
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File:DEC VT55 202803586967-1.jpg
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</gallery>
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
  
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Revision as of 16:52, 12 June 2020

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
Firmware
CPU discrete logic

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