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| manufacturer = Falco
 
| manufacturer = Falco
 
| model = 500
 
| model = 500
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| image = Falco 500.jpg
 
| intro_year = 1985
 
| intro_year = 1985
 
| intro_month = November
 
| intro_month = November
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| interface5 =
 
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| baud_rates =
 
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| display_size = 14-inch
 
| phosphor = white
 
| phosphor = white
 
| phosphor2 = green
 
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| refresh_rate =
 
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| char_resolution = 80x24
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| char_resolution2 = 132x24
 
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| status_line =
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| status_line = yes
| char_matrix = 10x16
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| char_cell =
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| char_cell = 10x16
 
| graphic_type =
 
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| graphic_resolution =
 
| graphic_resolution =
| cpu =
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| cpu = Zilog Z80
 
| rom =
 
| rom =
 
| ram =
 
| ram =
| personality1 = DEC VT52
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| personality1 = ADDS Viewpoint
| personality2 = DEC VT100
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| personality2 = Data General 200
| personality3 = DEC VT220
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| personality3 = DEC VT52
| personality4 =  
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| personality4 = DEC VT100
| personality5 =
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| personality5 = DEC VT220
| personality6 =
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| personality6 = Hazeltine 1500
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| personality7 = IBM 3101
| personality8 =
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| personality8 = Tektronix 4010
| personality9 =
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| personality9 = Tektronix 4014
| personality10 =
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| personality10 = TeleVideo 920
| personality11 =
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| personality11 = TeleVideo 925
| personality12 =
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| personality12 = TeleVideo 950
| personality13 =
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| personality13 = TeleVideo 955
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| personality14 = Wyse WY-50
 
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| title=Falco Data Products advertisement
 
| title=Falco Data Products advertisement
 
| date=June 9, 1986
 
| date=June 9, 1986
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}}<ref>{{citation
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| title=Display terminal suits ASCII
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| date=March, 1986
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| journal=Mini-Micro Systems
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| volume=19
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| number=4
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| page=120
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| url=https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Mini-Micro_Systems/198603.pdf
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| accessdate=March 15, 2026
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}}</ref>
  
 
==[[Manx]]==
 
==[[Manx]]==
 
* {{manx details|157,22146|Falco 500 Schematic}}, January, 1985
 
* {{manx details|157,22146|Falco 500 Schematic}}, January, 1985
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* {{manx details|157,22220|Falco Quick Setup Manual Falco 500 Series Video Display Terminal}}, January, 1987
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* {{manx details|157,21698|Falco 500e Series Configuration Guide}}, January, 1987
  
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
 
<gallery>
 
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File:Falco 500.jpg
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File:Falco 500-1.jpg|front
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File:Falco 500-2.jpg|right
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File:Falco 500-3.jpg|back
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File:Falco 500-4.jpg|model plate
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File:Falco 500-5.jpg|left
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File:Falco 500 EM-300-F PCB 1993 1.jpg
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File:Falco 500 EM-300-F PCB 1993 2.jpg
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File:Falco 500 EM-300-F PCB 1993 3.jpg
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File:Falco 500 screen.jpg
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File:Falco 500 setup 1.jpg
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File:Falco 500 setup 2.jpg
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File:Falco 500 setup 3.jpg
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File:Falco 500 setup 4.jpg
 
File:Falco 500 ad.jpg
 
File:Falco 500 ad.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>

Latest revision as of 18:41, 15 March 2026

Falco 500
Falco 500.jpg
Manufacturer Falco
Model 500
Lifetime
Introduced November, 1985
Introductory Price $795
Communication
Interfaces RS-232C,
RS-422
Display
Size 14-inch
Phosphors white, green, amber
Character Modes
Resolutions 80x24, 132x24
Status Line Yes
Cell 10x16
Firmware
CPU Zilog Z80
Personalities ADDS Viewpoint,
Data General 200,
DEC VT52,
DEC VT100,
DEC VT220,
Hazeltine 1500,
IBM 3101,
Tektronix 4010,
Tektronix 4014,
TeleVideo 920,
TeleVideo 925,
TeleVideo 950,
TeleVideo 955,
Wyse WY-50

The Falco 500 terminal was introduced in November, 1985.[1][2][3]

Manx

Images

External Links

References

  1. "Falco announces nonemulation terminal", James Connolly, Computerworld, November 18, 1985, pg. 54
  2. Falco Data Products advertisement, Computerworld, June 9, 1986, pg. 123
  3. "Display terminal suits ASCII", Mini-Micro Systems 19 (4): 120, March, 1986, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Mini-Micro_Systems/198603.pdf, retrieved March 15, 2026