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The HP 2648A is a monochrome graphics terminal introduced in July, 1977 at a price of $5,500, or $7,100 with optional cartridge tape drives.
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The HP 2648A is a monochrome graphics terminal introduced in July, 1977 at a price of $5,500, or $7,100 with optional cartridge tape drives.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=Pug1dzDJkw8C&lpg=PA40&pg=PA40 "Raster Scan CRT Designed for Novices"], Computerworld, July 11, 1977</ref>
  
 
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* optional cartridge tape drives storing 220K per tape
 
* optional cartridge tape drives storing 220K per tape
  
== References ==
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=Pug1dzDJkw8C&lpg=PA40&pg=PA40 "Raster Scan CRT Designed for Novices"], Computerworld, July 11, 1977
 
  
 
[[Category:HP|2648A]]
 
[[Category:HP|2648A]]

Revision as of 04:08, 5 March 2012

The HP 2648A is a monochrome graphics terminal introduced in July, 1977 at a price of $5,500, or $7,100 with optional cartridge tape drives.[1]

Features:

  • 8080 microprocessor
  • graphics and alphanumeric data viewed separately or simultaneously
  • 8K RAM alphanumeric memory, expandable to 12K
  • 32K RAM graphics memory
  • 720x360 graphics resolution
  • 80x24 alphanumeric resolution
  • 9x15 dot character resolution
  • graphics zoom and pan
  • optional cartridge tape drives storing 220K per tape

References

  1. "Raster Scan CRT Designed for Novices", Computerworld, July 11, 1977