And all this time I thought that I wanted a VT525! How much are the VTLAN40’s going for?
Zane Sent from my iPod > On Jun 23, 2021, at 3:08 PM, Mark Matlock via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > One VT340 emulator that works quite well is the VT Lan 40. This was one > of the last terminals made by DEC. It ran Windows 3.1 from ROM and > used the LK411-AA keyboard (with the round PC keyboard connector) > displaying on a Super VGA LCD display (1024 x 768 x 16 colors) > > It could connect to several (unto 8) systems simultaneously using a > DB25 serial, a MMJ serial, then over its ethernet connector: multiple LAT, > CTERM (DECnet) and Telnet (TCP/IP) sessions. The session windows allow > cut and paste between Windows. > > The VT340 emulation seems to be perfect displaying Regis and pixels > correctly and handling mouse movements correctly in the VT340 mode. > Output from Saturn Graph for VMS works great! > > It also displays APL overstrike characters correctly with VAX APL using > the ^D prefix described in the APL documentation. It also handles some > escape sequence quirks that RSX KED does that mess up other VT100 > emulators. > > Being able to use a Super VGA display allows a small footprint compared to > a > real VT340 (for VCF events) and the fact that it uses a real LK411 keyboard > is great. > > The only minor issue is that they are not cheap, but you can buy > new-in-thebox > old inventory at: > > http://keyways.com/vtlan40.html > > You’ll also need a VT411-AA keyboard sold separately and find a Super VGA > LCD display. Fortunately the last item can be cheap. I got a good NEC one at > a > second hand store for $20. > > One final comment, the two VT Lan 40s I got eventually had a connector > between the front power switch and the actual switch break due to a bad > choice of plastic by DEC. However, this can easily be repaired with a 1” > piece > of 1/8” I.D. PVC tubing from the hardware store. > > Mark Matlock
