| Megatek Whizzard 1650 |
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| Manufacturer |
Megatek |
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| Model |
Whizzard 1650 |
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| Lifetime |
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| Introduced |
May, 1983 |
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| Communication |
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| Interface |
RS-232 |
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| Display |
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| Size |
19-inch |
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| Graphic Modes |
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| Type |
PseudoColor |
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| Resolution |
640x480 |
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| Firmware |
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| CPU |
Intel 8085 or Intel 80186 |
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The Megatek Whizzard 1650 is a color graphics terminal introduced sometime before July, 1983.[1][2] In January, 1985 an upgrade of the CPU from the 8085 to an 80186 was available for $1,000 and the upgraded terminal sold for $9,900.[3] The terminal offers a pixel resolution of 640x480 with 16 simultaneously displayable colors from a palette of 4096 colors.
References
- ↑ Tyler, Michael (May, 1983), "NCC Product Preview", Datamation 29 (5): 169, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/198305.pdf, retrieved March 15, 2026
- ↑ "Desktop Engineering Unit Added to Megatek 1600 Series", Computerworld, July 26, 1983, pg. 79
- ↑ "Megatek VDTs get upgrade", Computerworld, January 14, 1985, pg. 68
