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The Megatek Whizzard 7250 is a color raster graphics terminal introduced in April, 1980 at a price of less than $25,000, or $20,000 with a black-and-white monitor.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=hq5JF_-p3CUC&lpg=PA48&pg=PA48 "Raster Terminal Has Vector Traits"], Computerworld, April 21, 1980, pg. 48</ref>
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| manufacturer = Megatek
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| model = Whizzard 7250
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| intro_month = April
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| intro_year = 1980
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| intro_price = <$20,000
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| interface = RS-232C
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| baud_rates = 9600
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| refresh_rate = 30
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The {{PAGENAME}} is a color raster graphics terminal introduced in April, 1980 at a price of less than $25,000, or $20,000 with a black-and-white monitor.{{Computerworld
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| title="Raster Terminal Has Vector Traits"
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| date=April 21, 1980
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Features:
 
Features:
 
* 4096x4096 points addressable
 
* 4096x4096 points addressable
* RS-232C asynchronous communication at 9600 baud
 
 
* up to four color CRTs or 16 black-and-white monitors
 
* up to four color CRTs or 16 black-and-white monitors
 
* dynamic vector refresh display system
 
* dynamic vector refresh display system
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[[Category:Graphics]]
 
[[Category:Color]]
 
[[Category:Color]]
[[Category:Raster]]
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 11 January 2013

Megatek Whizzard 7250
Manufacturer Megatek
Model Whizzard 7250
Lifetime
Introduced April, 1980
Introductory Price <$20,000
Communication
Interface RS-232C
Baud Rates 9600
Display
Refresh Rate 30 Hz

The Megatek Whizzard 7250 is a color raster graphics terminal introduced in April, 1980 at a price of less than $25,000, or $20,000 with a black-and-white monitor.[1]

Features:

  • 4096x4096 points addressable
  • up to four color CRTs or 16 black-and-white monitors
  • dynamic vector refresh display system
  • display list memory of up to 196K bytes of 32-bit words, holding two vectors or 4 characters per word

References

  1. "Raster Terminal Has Vector Traits", Computerworld, April 21, 1980, pg. 48