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The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981.  It is a variant of the [[VT100]] that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display.
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The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981.  It is a variant of the [[VT100]] that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display.  The graphics are displayed in a full bitmap manner instead of the waveform graphics used in the [[VT105]].
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A plug-in graphics board was available for the [[VT100]] that would upgrade it to the VT125.
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== References ==
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"Enhancements Give DEC Minc Graphics, Floating-Point Unit", ComputerWorld, August 31, 1981, pg. 47. <br />
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DEC Advertisement, ComputerWorld, November 9, 1981, pg. 107.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:30, 19 February 2012

The DEC VT125 terminal was introduced in July, 1981. It is a variant of the VT100 that includes a graphic display separate from the alphanumeric display. The graphics are displayed in a full bitmap manner instead of the waveform graphics used in the VT105.

A plug-in graphics board was available for the VT100 that would upgrade it to the VT125.

References

"Enhancements Give DEC Minc Graphics, Floating-Point Unit", ComputerWorld, August 31, 1981, pg. 47.
DEC Advertisement, ComputerWorld, November 9, 1981, pg. 107.