DEC Terminal Design

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Sun Sep 26 17:43:29 1999

> > The only DEC terminal guy I'd like to kill is the guy who designed
> > the bell circuit for the vt52 series.
>
> I assume you know what the 'bell' was? It was a little relay on the logic
> board. Pulsed once for a keyclick, given a square wave for the 'bell'.
>
> Yes, I am serious....
>
> -tony

The most annoying sound in the world was a room full of VT52's
beeping during a Vax shutdown.

Sounded like a room full of five-year-olds giving me the raspberry.

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      Three things never anger: First, the one who runs your DEC,
      The one who does Field Service and the one who signs your check.
Received on Sun Sep 26 1999 - 17:43:29 BST

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