Perkin-Elmer Bantam 550

The Perkin-Elmer Bantam terminal was introduced in October, 1978 at a price of $966.

Features:

• 80x24 character resolution
• 7x10 dot matrix character cell
• asynchronous RS-232C interface
• 110-9600 baud rate
• options:
  • full overstrike APl model
  • foreign language character sets
  • current loop interface
  • RS-232C printer interface

References

• "Decoding, CRT Control Logic Combined in Terminal's Chip", Computerworld, October 23, 1978, pg. 35