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[Personal computer produced by Digital Equipment Corporation] {{Infobox
information appliance | name = DEC VT180 | image = DEC VT180.jpg |
manufacturer = DEC | type = Personal Computer | releasedate = [1982] | cpu =
Z80 | display = [12] CRT<br />80x24 characters | input = | connectivity = |
memory = 64 KB RAM | sound = | predecessor = | successor = Rainbow 100 |
weight = | CPUspeed = 2 MHz | memory card = 5.25-inch floppy disks | lifespan
= | discontinued = 1983 | os = CP/M }} The VT180 is a personal computer
produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) of Maynard, Massachusetts,
USA.[1][2]
Introduced in early 1982, the CP/M-based VT180 was DEC's entry-level
microcomputer. "VT180" is the unofficial name for the combination of the
VT100 computer terminal and VT18X option.<ref name=":0" /> The VT18X includes
a 2 MHz Zilog Z80 microprocessor and 64K RAM on two circuit boards that fit
inside the terminal, and two external 5.25-inch floppy disk drives with room
for two more in an external enclosure.[3] The VT180 was codenamed "Robin".
Digital later released a full-fledged personal computer known as the Rainbow
100 as the successor to Robin.[4]
When Digital ended the VT100 terminal family in 1983,[5][6] it also
discontinued the VT180. No direct replacement was offered, although the
Rainbow 100 eventually provided a superset of Robin's
functionality.[date=January 2023]
** References
References:
[1]. {{ Cite book
| title = VT180 Series Technical Manual | author = DEC Educational Services | publisher = Digital Equipment Corporation | date=February 1983 }}
[2]. [title=DigiBarn Systems: DEC Robin (VT-180) & documentation ]
[3]. [ url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1983-06/1983_06_BYTE_08-06_16-Bit_Designs#page/n105/mode/2up ]
[4]. [title=DigiBarn Systems: DEC Rainbow 100 ]
[5]. [author=Richard Shuford ]
[6]. [date=August 1984 ]
** External links
- DEC Robin (see http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/dec-robin/) , DigiBarn Computer Museum
- DEC VT180 (see http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/DEC_VT180) , Terminals Wiki
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