Re: [TUHS] First CRT terminal on Unix?

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 4:55 AM, Henry Bent <henry.r.bent(a)gmail.com> wrote: The VT05 needed a delay added on CR as it was slow to scroll the screen buffer, so every logon would have required: stty cr3 I amused to see that stty cr3 still works on Linux but on my desktop there is no visible effect on scrolling speed. I suspect the VT05 was not popular as it was slow, uppercase only, 72 characters x 20 lines, and not cursor addressable (much like Teletypes of that time). I also think the VT05 never sold in significant numbers, certainly to this day there are only a small number in the hands of collectors (despite being much sought after). This caught my eye: "It is completely portable, weighing only 55 pounds...". The VT05 is a beast, it is so deep (Depth 76cm / 30 inches) and heavy, although one person could lift it, the size and shape really make it a two person lift. In searching for images on the Internet I'm not finding as many images of DEC PDP-11 installations from the 1970s as I hoped, mostly the usual DEC marketing photos. This suggests a todo item is to compile photos of early Unix installations sequenced in time. At my local university I recall the early CRT terminals connected to Unix systems were: GTC GT-101, ADM 3a, VT100 [1] and Tek 40xx. The first CRT as output displays (these arrived before the terminals) were Matrox graphics card connected monitors. [1] The DEC VT100 was rare as it was expensive at the time and the usual reason anyone had one was it shipped as the console bundled with a PDP-11.