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+ | | manufacturer = Infoton | ||
+ | | model = Vistar/GT | ||
+ | | image = Infoton_Vistar_GT.jpg | ||
+ | | intro_month = May | ||
+ | | intro_year = 1973 | ||
+ | | intro_price = $1,595 | ||
+ | | display_size = 12-inch | ||
+ | | phosphor = P4 white | ||
+ | | char_resolution = 80x24 | ||
+ | | char_matrix = 5x7 | ||
+ | | interface = RS-232C | ||
+ | | interface2 = 20 mA current loop | ||
+ | | interface3 = 60 mA current loop | ||
+ | | baud_rates = 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 7200, 9600 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | The {{PAGENAME}} terminal was introduced in May, 1973 at a price of $1,595.{{Computerworld | ||
+ | | id=_IurXiME_0gC | ||
+ | | page_prefix=PT | ||
+ | | pg=35 | ||
+ | | title="Infoton Displays Vistar/GT CRT" | ||
+ | | date=May 30, 1973 | ||
+ | }}{{Computerworld | ||
+ | | id=_IurXiME_0gC | ||
+ | | page_prefix=PT | ||
+ | | pg=51 | ||
+ | | title=Infoton advertisement | ||
+ | | date=May 30, 1973 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | "It's not the best terminal, certainly not the cheapest, bit it's simple, rugged and has service support out of [[wikipedia:Camp_Hill,_Pennsylvania|Camp Hill]]" said Michael O'Heeron of [[wikipedia:Dickinson College|Dickinson College]] in March, 1975.{{computerworld | ||
+ | | id=5XHrnDj7kG8C | ||
+ | | pg=27 | ||
+ | | title="College Converts to 7/32" | ||
+ | | author=Edith Holmes | ||
+ | | date=March 19, 1975 | ||
+ | }} | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
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* external interface clock | * external interface clock | ||
− | == [[ | + | == [[Manx]] == |
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+ | * {{manx details|113,18542|Vistar/GT Technical User's Manual}}, June, 1973 | ||
− | + | ==Images== | |
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:Infoton Vistar GT advertisement Computerworld 30May1973.jpg|Advertisement | ||
+ | File:Infoton_advertisement_Computerworld_14Jun1976.jpg|Advertisement | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
[[Category:Infoton|Vistar/GT]] | [[Category:Infoton|Vistar/GT]] | ||
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[[Category:1973]] | [[Category:1973]] |
Latest revision as of 20:28, 15 February 2014
Infoton Vistar/GT | |
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Manufacturer | Infoton |
Model | Vistar/GT |
Lifetime | |
Introduced | May, 1973 |
Introductory Price | $1,595 |
Communication | |
Interfaces |
RS-232C, 20 mA current loop, 60 mA current loop |
Baud Rates | 75, 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, 4800, 7200, 9600 |
Display | |
Size | 12-inch |
Phosphor | P4 white |
Character Modes | |
Resolution | 80x24 |
Matrix | 5x7 |
The Infoton Vistar/GT terminal was introduced in May, 1973 at a price of $1,595.[1][2]
"It's not the best terminal, certainly not the cheapest, bit it's simple, rugged and has service support out of Camp Hill" said Michael O'Heeron of Dickinson College in March, 1975.[3]
Features:
- external interface clock
Manx
- Vistar/GT Technical User's Manual, June, 1973
Images
References
- ↑ "Infoton Displays Vistar/GT CRT", Computerworld, May 30, 1973, pg. 35
- ↑ Infoton advertisement, Computerworld, May 30, 1973, pg. 51
- ↑ "College Converts to 7/32", Edith Holmes, Computerworld, March 19, 1975, pg. 27