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
CPU DEC T-11
Personalities DEC VT52,
DEC VT100,
DEC VT220,
Tektronix 4010,
Tektronix 4014
Software Libraries
gnuplot Name regis

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.

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References

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