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From: alex@umbc5.umbc.edu (alex)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Ramtek 6211
Keywords: graphics color terminal
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Date: 2 May 89 03:49:49 GMT
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	I recently aquired a RAMTEK 6211 graphics terminal in duboius 
condition. It appears to at least partially work, ie:

	cat /unix > /dev/tty000

produces a screen full of various sized fonts and vectors. The terminal came
with a keyboard but no connecting cable, and no documentation.

	Ramtek can sell me manuals at $175 for the complete set (hardware,
software and users guide) but I'd like to make sure that it works (or can
be made to work) before I fork out that much money. To that end, I'm looking
for answers to some questions:

	1) Is this worth it? Or should I use it for an RGB monitor and forget
it?

	2) What can this thing do? Its a color monitor with 6 Z80's and a bunch
of memory, so it should do something.

	3) Anyone know how to program this sucker? Even hints would be 
appreciated. Demo files would be wonderful.

	4) I have a keyboard, but no cable. I've tried various combinations,
but I've had no luck trying to make one. Does anyone know how to wire the 
thing? (The keyboard doesn't have a socket, just holes in the pc board where
the wires used to be)

	Any help/hints/comments/flames would be appreciated.





					:alex
Alex Crain
Systems Programmer			alex@umbc3.umbc.edu
Univ Md Baltimore County		umbc3.umbc.edu!nerwin!alex