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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.works
Subject: Re: DEC workstation query
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Date: Sat, 22-Oct-83 13:17:41 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 22 13:17:41 1983
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The VAXstation 100 is a bit-mapped terminal which plugs into a VAX
UNIBUS.  It can be placed up to 300 meters away from the VAX by
means of a fiber-optic cable.  It has a landscape, 19" monitor,
60hz refresh, non-interlaced, P4 low-persistence phosphor.  Resolution
in dots is 1088h X 864v.  It can be used with either a mouse or a
graphics tablet.

Internally, it has a 68000 and a 2901-based BITBLT accelerator.  All
three processors (VAX host, 68K, BITBLT) can access each others'
memory.  In addition to some sort of native-mode, it supports VT100
and Tek 4014 emulation modes.  There seems to be quite a bit of
support for the terminal (including windows) for VMS.

Some have expressed concern that the UNIBUS connect is a bit expensive
(to put it mildly).  I would guess that DEC's ultimate goal is to
migrate the VAX into the workstation, while keeping the same logical
architechure.

Most of this information (with the exception of my idle speculations)
comes from DEC's "VAXstation Technical Brochure", available from your
local sales office.

/Steve Dyer
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