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| manufacturer = Megatek
 
| manufacturer = Megatek
 
| model = Whizzard 1650
 
| model = Whizzard 1650
| intro_prior = true
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| intro_prior =  
| intro_month = July
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| intro_month = May
 
| intro_year = 1983
 
| intro_year = 1983
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| intro_price
 
| display_size = 19-inch
 
| display_size = 19-inch
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| refresh_rate = 44
 
| interface = RS-232
 
| interface = RS-232
| cpu = 8085 or 80186
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| baud_rates = 50, 75, 110, 134.5, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2000, 2400, 3600, 4800, 9600, 19200
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| cpu = Intel 80186
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| ram = 128 KB to 256 KB
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| graphic_type = pseudocolor
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| graphic_resolution = 512x480 or 640x480
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| personality1 = DEC VT52
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| personality2 = DEC VT100
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| personality3 = Tektronix 4014
 
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The {{PAGENAME}} is a color graphics terminal introduced sometime before July, 1983.<ref>{{citation
The {{PAGENAME}} is a color graphics terminal introduced sometime before July, 1983.{{Computerworld
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| journal = Datamation
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| volume = 29
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| number = 5
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| page = 169
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| title = NCC Product Preview
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| first1 = Michael
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| last1 = Tyler
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| date = May, 1983
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| url = https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198305.pdf
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| accessdate = March 15, 2026
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| date=January 14, 1985
 
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}}  The terminal offers a pixel resolution of 640x480 with 16 simultaneously displayable colors from a palette of 4096 colors.
 
}}  The terminal offers a pixel resolution of 640x480 with 16 simultaneously displayable colors from a palette of 4096 colors.
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==[[Manx]]==
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* {{manx details|81,22225|Whizzard 1600 Design Terminal Data Sheet}}, January, 1983
  
 
{{References}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 1 April 2026

Megatek Whizzard 1650
Manufacturer Megatek
Model Whizzard 1650
Lifetime
Introduced May, 1983
Communication
Interface RS-232
Baud Rates 50, 75, 110, 134.5, 150, 200, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2000, 2400, 3600, 4800, 9600, 19200
Display
Size 19-inch
Refresh Rate 44 Hz
Graphic Modes
Type PseudoColor
Resolution 512x480 or 640x480
Firmware
CPU Intel 80186
RAM 128 KB to 256 KB
Personalities DEC VT52,
DEC VT100,
Tektronix 4014

The Megatek Whizzard 1650 is a color graphics terminal introduced sometime before July, 1983.[1][2] In January, 1985 an upgrade of the CPU from the 8085 to an 80186 was available for $1,000 and the upgraded terminal sold for $9,900.[3] The terminal offers a pixel resolution of 640x480 with 16 simultaneously displayable colors from a palette of 4096 colors.

Manx

References

  1. Tyler, Michael (May, 1983), "NCC Product Preview", Datamation 29 (5): 169, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198305.pdf, retrieved March 15, 2026 
  2. "Desktop Engineering Unit Added to Megatek 1600 Series", Computerworld, July 26, 1983, pg. 79
  3. "Megatek VDTs get upgrade", Computerworld, January 14, 1985, pg. 68