A couple people (Richard Cini, William Hayes) were interested in the
terminals and requested more information. Here's some blurbs from the
manuals:
First the CIT-101e Video Terminal by CIE Terminals (a C.Itoh electronics
company):
The CIT-101e is directly interchangeable with the Digital Equipment
Corporation (DEC) VT100 Video Terminal. The CIT-101e can operate in one
of two modes, ANSI or VT52. In ANSI mode the CIT-101e is compatible with
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) programming standards. In
the VT52 mode the CIT-101e is software compatible with DEC VT52 terminals.
Standard features include a full and half duplex communication channel,
RS-232-C or 20 mA current loop communication interface, an auxiliary full
duplex port, an alternate character set, and temporary storage of up to
three display pages.
Next, the AT&T Information Systems DataSpeed 4425 Display Terminal:
Hmmm, well there's no real good descriptive blurb to type up like the CIE
manual had. This terminal can be configured in the setup to do VT52
escape sequences. I don't think it has a current loop interface as I
don't see any mention of one. It does have an "integral modem", which is
actually an external box. It goes up to 1200 baud. You can dial the
modem right from the terminal by hitting the F1 key.
Both these terminals can do 132 columns. I don't know if that excites
anyone but I thought I'd mention it.
I'll tell the guy to hold off on dumping them until you folks have made up
your minds. Again, there's also a ton of switchboxes, cables and gender
changers.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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