August 1978 · Peripheral
DEC VT100 (1978)
DEC's VT100 terminal, introduced in August 1978, was one of the first to support ANSI escape codes and became a de facto terminal standard.
Introduced August 1978. Based on the ANSI X3.64 standard.
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Facts
- Date
- August 1978
- Kind
- Peripheral: Video terminal
- Maker or publisher
- Digital Equipment Corporation
- Connection
- Serial
- Works with
- Minicomputers and microcomputers
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