Courier Executerm 60
| Courier Executerm 60 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manufacturer | Courier |
| Model | Executerm 60 |
| Lifetime | |
| Introduced | April, 1970 |
| Introductory Price | $5,150 |
| Communication | |
| Interface | RS-232C |
| Baud Rates | 1200, 2400 |
| Character Modes | |
| Resolutions | 40x6, 40x12 |
| Attributes | Normal |
| Matrix | 7x8 |
| Firmware | |
| Personalities |
IBM 2260, IBM 2265 |
The Courier Executerm 60 was an alphanumeric CRT display terminal produced by Courier Terminal Systems. Introduced around 1970, it was marketed as a plug-compatible replacement for the IBM 2260 and IBM 2265 display stations used with IBM System/360 teleprocessing systems.
Courier advertised the terminal as compatible with IBM host environments including OS, DOS, BTAM and OTAM. The terminal implemented the addressing and display conventions used by IBM 2260 class terminals, allowing it to operate with existing IBM host software while providing a lower acquisition cost than IBM hardware. [1]
Contents
Description
The Executerm 60 used a raster-scan CRT display and supported several screen formats. Available capacities included 240 characters (40 columns by 6 rows) and 480 characters (40 by 12). Characters were generated using a 7x8 dot matrix. [2]
The terminal supported asynchronous communication using an RS-232C interface with selectable speeds ranging from approximately 1200 to 4800 baud depending on configuration. [2]
Courier offered optional clustering capability through a Multi-Station Adapter (MSA). This device allowed several terminals and printers to share a single communications line, with as many as sixteen devices connected in a cluster configuration. [2]
Context
During the early 1970s a number of manufacturers produced terminals designed to interoperate with IBM teleprocessing equipment. The Executerm 60 was part of this class of IBM-compatible display terminals intended for remote job entry, time-sharing access, and interactive data entry in large computer installations. [3]
Courier Terminal Systems marketed the Executerm line as a family of display terminals intended for different host environments. While the Executerm 60 focused on compatibility with IBM 2260 style display stations, other Executerm models were promoted for use with time-sharing systems and non-IBM hosts. [2]
Manx
- Alphanumeric Display Terminals - Basic Characteristics, August, 1976
Images
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Datamation April 1970
References
- ↑ Courier Terminal Systems advertisement, Computerworld, November 17, 1971, pg. 36
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The IBM Compatible Executerm 60", Datamation 16 (4), April 1970, https://bitsavers.org/magazines/Datamation/197004.pdf, retrieved March 9, 2026
- ↑ "Alphanumeric CRT terminals survey", Modern Data 3 (6), June 1970, https://bitsavers.computerhistory.org/magazines/Modern_Data/Modern_Data_1970_06.pdf, retrieved March 9, 2026
