Difference between revisions of "Lear Siegler ADM-3A"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The Lear Siegler ADM-3A terminal is an expanded version of the [[Lear Siegler ADM-3|ADM-3]] terminal. It was introduced in July, 1976 at a price of $1045. | The Lear Siegler ADM-3A terminal is an expanded version of the [[Lear Siegler ADM-3|ADM-3]] terminal. It was introduced in July, 1976 at a price of $1045. | ||
The ADM-3A adds direct cursor addressing. A graphics option was available in May, 1982 at a price of $1,050.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=pGJK0ayV3S8C&lpg=PT16&pg=PT16 "Lear Siegler Upgrades ADM-1, Gives ADM-3 Full Cursor Ability"], Computerworld, July 5, 1976, pg. 17</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=QghOwt8qQsEC&lpg=RA1-PA47&pg=RA1-PA47 Communications at NCC, "Lear Siegler, Inc."], Computerworld, May 31, 1982, pg. 47.</ref> | The ADM-3A adds direct cursor addressing. A graphics option was available in May, 1982 at a price of $1,050.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=pGJK0ayV3S8C&lpg=PT16&pg=PT16 "Lear Siegler Upgrades ADM-1, Gives ADM-3 Full Cursor Ability"], Computerworld, July 5, 1976, pg. 17</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=QghOwt8qQsEC&lpg=RA1-PA47&pg=RA1-PA47 Communications at NCC, "Lear Siegler, Inc."], Computerworld, May 31, 1982, pg. 47.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | The terminal was created by Dennis J. Cagan and 3 other engineers at LSI. In 1975, these engineers left Lear Siegler to form [[:Category:Soroc|Soroc Technology]]. The first product from Soroc was a design similar to the ADM-3A, which was sold to [[:Category:Beehive|Beehive]] as the [[Beehive B100]] in 1976-1977.<ref>[http://www.old-computers.com/site/header/terminal.asp "Lear-Siegler Terminal"], old-computers.com, fetched on March 15, 2012</ref> | ||
== [[BitSavers]] == | == [[BitSavers]] == | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 15 March 2012
The Lear Siegler ADM-3A terminal is an expanded version of the ADM-3 terminal. It was introduced in July, 1976 at a price of $1045. The ADM-3A adds direct cursor addressing. A graphics option was available in May, 1982 at a price of $1,050.[1][2]
The terminal was created by Dennis J. Cagan and 3 other engineers at LSI. In 1975, these engineers left Lear Siegler to form Soroc Technology. The first product from Soroc was a design similar to the ADM-3A, which was sold to Beehive as the Beehive B100 in 1976-1977.[3]
BitSavers
- ADM-3A Maintenance Manual
- Tenth Anniversary Edition ADM 3A Dumb Terminal Video DIsplay Terminal Users Reference Manual April, 1986
References
- ↑ "Lear Siegler Upgrades ADM-1, Gives ADM-3 Full Cursor Ability", Computerworld, July 5, 1976, pg. 17
- ↑ Communications at NCC, "Lear Siegler, Inc.", Computerworld, May 31, 1982, pg. 47.
- ↑ "Lear-Siegler Terminal", old-computers.com, fetched on March 15, 2012
