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Subject:vt100 From:scot <scot -at- HCI -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Thu, 3 Aug 1995 16:21:32 +1000
>I need a definition for VT100, and it would also be helpful if I had some
>kind of origin of the term. Any help much appreciated!
>I thought that "A standard type of computer terminal" was not really very
>explanatory.
What's the audience? anyway here's my shot.
"The DEC VT100 terminal is a widely copied type of text-only computer
terminal. The methods it uses for controlling the position and appearance of
text on a computer screen still remain a base-level standard for many types
of computer terminals today."
ciao
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