DEC VT220
| DEC VT220 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manufacturer | DEC |
| Model | VT220 |
| Lifetime | |
| Introduced | November, 1983 |
| Introductory Price | $1,395 |
| Discontinued | June, 1988 |
| Communication | |
| Interfaces |
RS-232C, 20 mA current loop |
| Display | |
| Size | 12-inch |
| Phosphors | white, green, amber |
| Character Modes | |
| Resolutions | 80x24, 132x24 |
| Matrix | 7x9 |
| Cell | 10x10 |
| Firmware | |
| CPU | Intel 8051 |
| ROM | 24 KB |
| RAM | 16 KB |
| Personalities |
DEC VT52, DEC VT100, DEC VT101, DEC VT102 |
| Software Libraries | |
| Terminfo Name | vt220 |
The DEC VT220 terminal was introduced in November, 1983 at a price of $1,395 and discontinued in June, 1998. In May, 1985 the price was reduced to $1,095.[1][2][3]
It uses an LK201 keyboard.
Features:
- RS-170 composite video output
- optional internal modem
Manx
- VT220 Installation Guide, August, 1983
- VT220 Pocket Service Guide, August, 1986
- VT220 Programmer Reference Manual, August, 1983
- VT220 Programmer Reference Manual, August, 1984
- VT220 Technical Manual, November, 1984
- VT220 Terminal Assembly Field Maintenance Print Set, July, 1983
- VT220 Brochure, 1986
Images
LK201 connector pinout
External Links
- Deskthority: DEC LK201 keyboard
- VT220 sixel, a github repository for rendering an image on VT220 as a sixel defined font
References
- ↑ "DEC slashes $300 off price of VT220 units", Computerworld, May 13, 1985, pg. 103
- ↑ Williams, Paul. "Digital's Video Terminals". http://vt100.net/vt_history. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ "DEC VT320 late, but low price surprises", David Bright, Computerworld, August 31, 1987, pg. 17
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