Jupiter 7 Plus

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Jupiter 7 Plus
Manufacturer Jupiter
Model 7 Plus
Lifetime
Introduced July, 1983
Introductory Price $15,200

The Jupiter 7 Plus is an enhanced version of the Jupiter 7 color graphics terminal introduced in July, 1983 at a price ranging from $15,200 to $19,000, depending on options.[1]

Features:

  • antialiased vectors
  • antialiased proportional character fonts
  • eight 1Kx1K memory planes
  • 256 displayable colors from palette of 16.7 million
  • high-speed graphics generation, zoom, pan, scroll
  • hardware tri-level blue grid for faster layout
  • fully programmable keyboard
  • dual joysticks
  • built-in sound synthesizer
  • pixel block-moving system can shift any operator-defined shape at 1M bit/sec
  • supported peripherals:
    • digitizer tablet
    • 125-color inkjet printer
  • options:
    • high-speed parallel interface

References

  1. "Jupiter 7 Plus Released, Has More Options", Computerworld, July 18, 1983, pg. 68