Digital VT240

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Overview

The VT240 is a graphics terminal made by DEC. It supports ReGIS vector graphics and emulates a Tektronix 4010/4014. My VT240 has a green phosphor monochrome monitor.

It looks like the case of mine has been painted. I can see the plastic under the paint is very yellowed. I'm not sure if it came from DEC like this, or someone painted it in the past. I'm assuming it came from DEC like this since I found it in a closet at work.

ReGIS Graphics

I wrote a python script to convert an svg file to ReGIS commands to demonstrate the graphics capabilities of the terminal.

TODO: Add picture

Tektronix  Emulation

This is an example of the tektronix 4010/4014 emulation. The text is unreadable and the graphics are not the correct aspect ration. I'm not sure if there is a monitor available that would display the graphics correctly.

This article was updated on March 8, 2023