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Jason Self (jxself@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 09:51:16 JST Jason Self
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@downey The original VT100, but get a real one rather than emulated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT100#/media/File:DEC_VT100_terminal.jpg
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  VT100
  
  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. Description DEC's first video terminal was the VT05 (1970), succeeded by the VT50 (1974), and soon upgraded to the VT52 (1975). The VT52 featured a text display with 80 columns and 24 rows, bidirectional scrolling, and a custom control protocol that allowed the cursor to be moved about the screen. These "smart terminals" were a hit due both to...
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  Michael Downey 🧢 (downey@floss.social)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2025 09:51:17 JST Michael Downey 🧢
  
  Dear #LazyFed --
  :terminal: What's your favourite #Linux terminal software with good #ANSI support that I could use for connecting to BBS's?
  #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #GNOME #BBS #terminal
  
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