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The keyboard is '''not''' compatible with the LK-201 [[DEC VT220]] keyboard.  You will need an adapter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://classiccmp.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/cctalk@classiccmp.org/message/PPKRQUDYWGRKSEBGSH7LB6W7MB2D4HGY/ |title=[cctalk] Re: C. Itoh CIT-220 keyboard options |author=Bill Degnan |date=07-Jan-2026 |accessdate=7 January 2026}}</ref>
  
 
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==Images==

Latest revision as of 21:11, 7 January 2026

C. Itoh CIT-220
C. Itoh CIT-220 261470332635-8.jpg
Manufacturer C. Itoh
Model CIT-220
Lifetime
Introduced prior to August, 1985
Communication
Interface RS-232C
Display
Size 12-inch
Character Modes
Resolutions 80x24, 132x24
Firmware
Personalities DEC VT52,
DEC VT100,
DEC VT220

The C. Itoh CIT-220 terminal was compatible with the DEC VT220. It was introduced sometime before August, 1985.

The CIT-220+ variant was introduced in August, 1985 at a price of $995. It included an enhanced keyboard compared to the CIT-220.[1]

DEC had alleged patent infringment by C. Itoh on the terminal, but lost a lawsuit in the matter.[2] The lawsuit was settled with an agreement by C. Itoh to stop selling the CIT-220+ and change the format of its setup screens.[3]

The keyboard is not compatible with the LK-201 DEC VT220 keyboard. You will need an adapter.[4]

Images

References

  1. Systems & Peripherals, Terminals, Computerworld, August 12, 1985, pg. 83
  2. "DEC loses patent violation suit", Clinton Wilder, Computerworld, October 7, 1985, pg. 7
  3. "DEC, C. Itoh end patent clash", Clinton Wilder, Computerworld, August 31, 1987, pg. 1
  4. Bill Degnan (07-Jan-2026). "[cctalk Re: C. Itoh CIT-220 keyboard options"]. https://classiccmp.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/cctalk@classiccmp.org/message/PPKRQUDYWGRKSEBGSH7LB6W7MB2D4HGY/. Retrieved 7 January 2026.