[Info-vax] Last Call for (New) DEC VT Terminals

[Dirk Munk]

Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2015-06-27, Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> wrote:
>>
>> The VT525 wasn't a complete terminal, it was just a 'system' box and a
>> keyboard. You needed to connect your own colour display.
>>
>> I suppose that with todays extremely low cost systems like the
>> raspberry, it should be possible to build something similar with a
>> network interface for LAT/Telnet/SSH connections, and to use the USB
>> ports to connect the keyboard and a printer.
>
> Then there's just the small matter of running software on it which
> can be truly classed as a _full_ and _accurate_ VT emulator.
>
> Hint: many of the open source so-called "terminal emulators" don't
> pass that test.
>
> Simon.
>
The Pathworks terminal emulator was good, it is sold by Ericom. It's 
just very expensive, there is a yearly license fee to pay.