Manufacturer | DEC |
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Type | Personal Computer |
Release date | 1982 |
Discontinued | 1983 |
Operating system | CP/M |
CPU | Z80 @ 2 MHz |
Memory | 64 KB RAM |
Removable storage | 5.25-inch floppy disks |
Display | 12 in (30 cm)
CRT 80x24 characters |
Successor | Rainbow 100 |
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. [2] 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.[ citation needed]
Manufacturer | DEC |
---|---|
Type | Personal Computer |
Release date | 1982 |
Discontinued | 1983 |
Operating system | CP/M |
CPU | Z80 @ 2 MHz |
Memory | 64 KB RAM |
Removable storage | 5.25-inch floppy disks |
Display | 12 in (30 cm)
CRT 80x24 characters |
Successor | Rainbow 100 |
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. [2] 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.[ citation needed]