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The {{PAGENAME}} terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT05]] terminal with special facilities for typesetting.
 
The {{PAGENAME}} terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT05]] terminal with special facilities for typesetting.
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Two VT20 terminals were connected to single PDP-11/05 (a variant of the 11/10) which was connected to a host system, either a larger PDP-11 or a DECsystem-10, running Typeset-11 or Typeset-10. Newspapers using Typeset-10 were The Kansas City Star, the Chicago Tribune, and the London, Ontario, Free Press.
  
 
The VT20/B is another variant with a different enclosure.
 
The VT20/B is another variant with a different enclosure.

Revision as of 12:42, 23 June 2023

DEC VT20
DEC VT20-1.jpg
Manufacturer DEC
Model VT20
Communication
Interface RS-232C

The DEC VT20 terminal is a variant of the DEC VT05 terminal with special facilities for typesetting. Two VT20 terminals were connected to single PDP-11/05 (a variant of the 11/10) which was connected to a host system, either a larger PDP-11 or a DECsystem-10, running Typeset-11 or Typeset-10. Newspapers using Typeset-10 were The Kansas City Star, the Chicago Tribune, and the London, Ontario, Free Press.

The VT20/B is another variant with a different enclosure.

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