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James Perkins asked:
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I need a definition for VT100, and it would also be helpful if I had some
kind of origin of the term. Any help much appreciated!
I thought that "A standard type of computer terminal" was not really very
explanatory.
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Dick responds:
Digital Equipment Corp. sold this type of terminal in the
1970-80's. It was popular, cheap, and dumb. The terminal
became a standard, much like Epson printers defined printer
protocol.
As far as definition of the term, I assume it might stand for
Video Terminal 100. Since VT100 is a marketing name,
there is really no significance to it.
It used ASCII codes for characters and controls.
Dixk Dimock, Artfully Senior Tech Writer slaving at
AT&T GIS in foggy
El Segundo, CA Where we all work mightily to get those
books out, thus keeping the axeman from
our department. A book a day keeps the ...
