VT100
Sign in to saveThe VT100 is a video terminal, introduced in August 1978 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It was one of the first terminals to support ANSI escape codes for cursor control and other tasks, and added a number of extended codes for special features like controlling the status lights on the keyboard. This led to rapid uptake of the ANSI standard, which became the de facto standard for hardware video terminals and later terminal emulators.
Key facts
- Computing device.name
- VT100
- Computing device.image
- DEC VT100 terminal.jpg
- Computing device.manufacturer
- DEC
- Computing device.type
- Computer terminal
- Computing device.cpu
- Intel 8080
- Computing device.display
- CRT80×24 or 132×14 characters
- Computing device.input
- 83-key detachable keyboard
- Computing device.connectivity
- RS-232 serial(optional) 20 mA current loop
- Computing device.memory
- 3 KB RAM8 KB ROM175 byte NVRAM
- Computing device.sound
- Speaker (in keyboard)
- Computing device.predecessor
- VT50
- Computing device.successor
- VT220
- Computing device.weight
- Monitor: Keyboard:
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- Image
- DEC VT100 terminal.jpg
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- VT100
- inception
- 1978-00-00
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The VT100 is a video terminal, introduced in August 1978 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It was one of the first terminals to support ANSI escape codes for cursor control and other tasks, and added a number of extended codes for special features like controlling the status lights on the keyboard. This led to rapid uptake of the ANSI standard, which became the de facto standard for hardware video terminals and later terminal emulators.
The VT100 series, especially the VT102, was extremely successful in the market, and made DEC the leading terminal vendor at the time. The VT100 series was replaced by the VT200 series starting in 1983, which proved equally successful. Ultimately, over six million terminals in the VT series were sold, based largely on the success of the VT100.