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| baud_rates = 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
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The DEC VT55 terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT52|VT52]] that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=G41aIKMQG5sC&lpg=PA24-IA20&pg=PA24-IA20 DEC advertisement], Computerworld, October 29, 1975.</ref>  An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZfvfIfJfyrwC&lpg=PA31&dq=%22decscope%22&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=%22decscope%22&f=false "Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit"], Computerworld, October 15, 1975, pg. 31.</ref>
 
The DEC VT55 terminal is a variant of the [[DEC VT52|VT52]] that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=G41aIKMQG5sC&lpg=PA24-IA20&pg=PA24-IA20 DEC advertisement], Computerworld, October 29, 1975.</ref>  An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZfvfIfJfyrwC&lpg=PA31&dq=%22decscope%22&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=%22decscope%22&f=false "Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit"], Computerworld, October 15, 1975, pg. 31.</ref>

Revision as of 02:41, 27 March 2012

DEC VT55
DEC VT52.png
Manufacturer DEC
Model VT55
Communication
Interfaces RS-232C,
20 mA current loop
Baud Rates 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
Display
Size 10-inch
Phosphor P4 white
Refresh Rates 50 Hz, 60 Hz
Character Modes
Resolution 80x24
Matrix 7x7

The DEC VT55 terminal is a variant of the VT52 that provides simple "waveform" style graphics and was introduced in October, 1975 at a price of $2,495.[1] An optional hardcopy unit was priced at $800.[2]

Features:

  • 512x256 pixel resolution

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References

  1. DEC advertisement, Computerworld, October 29, 1975.
  2. "Hard Copy Optional on DEC Graphics Unit", Computerworld, October 15, 1975, pg. 31.