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The Beehive Super Bee terminal was introduced sometime before 1974.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XrgyMRVh128C&lpg=PA17&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q&f=false "HP Replaces 2600A CRT, Adds Intelligent Terminal"], Computerworld, January 16, 1974, pg. 17.</ref><ref>[[chmcatalog:102646315|"Super Bee: A micro programmable terminal from The House of Beehive"]], Beehive International, 1978</ref>
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{{infobox terminal
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| manufacturer = Beehive
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| model = Super Bee
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| image = Beehive Super Bee.jpg
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| intro_month = May
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| intro_year = 1973
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| intro_price = $2,495
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| interface = RS-232C
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| baud_rates = 110, 150, 220, 300, 600, 740, 880, 1200, 1760, 2400, 3520, 4800, 7040, 9600
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| char_resolution = 80x25
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| char_matrix = 5x7
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| refresh_rate = 60
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| display_size = 12-inch, 15-inch optional
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| phosphor = P4 white
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| phosphor2 = P39 green optional
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| attributes = normal reverse blink
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}}
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The {{PAGENAME}} terminal was introduced in May, 1973.{{Computerworld
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| id=_IurXiME_0gC
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| page_prefix=PT
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| pg=48
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| title=Beehive advertisement
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| date=May 30, 1973
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}}{{Computerworld
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| id=XrgyMRVh128C
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| pg=17
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| title="HP Replaces 2600A CRT, Adds Intelligent Terminal"
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| date=January 16, 1974
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}}<ref>[[chmcatalog:102646315|"Super Bee: A micro programmable terminal from The House of Beehive"]],
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Beehive International, 1978</ref><ref>{{citation
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| journal = Datamation
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| year = 1973
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| month = May
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| volume = 19
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| number = 5
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| title = National Computer Conference & Exhibition: Product Preview
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| page = 178
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| url = https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/197305.pdf
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| accessdate = March 16, 2026
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}}</ref>
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It was resold under an OEM agreement as the [[HP 2616A]].
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==[[Manx]]==
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* {{manx details|74,22223|Super Bee Brochure}}, January, 1978
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* {{manx details|74,22222|Service Manual Super Bee Computer Terminal}}, March, 1974
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==Images==
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<gallery>
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File:Beehive Super Bee.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee-2.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee advertisement Computerworld 30May1973.jpg|Advertisement
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-1.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-2.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-3.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-4.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-5.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-6.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-7.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-8.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-9.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-10.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-11.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 184321726529-12.jpg
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File:Beehive Super Bee 403077972699-1.jpg
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</gallery>
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==External Links==
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* [https://bitsavers.org/pdf/beehive/Super_Bee/beehive_super_bee_roms.zip beehive_super_bee_roms.zip]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:45, 17 March 2026

Beehive Super Bee
Beehive Super Bee.jpg
Manufacturer Beehive
Model Super Bee
Lifetime
Introduced May, 1973
Introductory Price $2,495
Communication
Interface RS-232C
Baud Rates 110, 150, 220, 300, 600, 740, 880, 1200, 1760, 2400, 3520, 4800, 7040, 9600
Display
Size 12-inch, 15-inch optional
Phosphors P4 white, P39 green optional
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Character Modes
Resolution 80x25
Attributes Normal,
Blink,
Reverse Video
Matrix 5x7

The Beehive Super Bee terminal was introduced in May, 1973.[1][2][3][4]

It was resold under an OEM agreement as the HP 2616A.

Manx

Images

External Links

References

  1. Beehive advertisement, Computerworld, May 30, 1973, pg. 48
  2. "HP Replaces 2600A CRT, Adds Intelligent Terminal", Computerworld, January 16, 1974, pg. 17
  3. "Super Bee: A micro programmable terminal from The House of Beehive", Beehive International, 1978
  4. "National Computer Conference & Exhibition: Product Preview", Datamation 19 (5): 178, May 1973, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/197305.pdf, retrieved March 16, 2026