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Very cool. I look forward to visiting it soon. Some of these old serial terminals can do real graphics but the whole topic is rather obscure (which makes it mo
by Tepix 6y ago
Very cool. I look forward to visiting it soon.
Some of these old serial terminals can do real graphics but the whole topic is rather obscure (which makes it more interesting i suppose).
- markostamcar 6y agoAuthor here. Thanks and welcome :) Dynamically Redefined Character Set (DRCS) was introduced with DEC VT200 and even though online information is scarce, there is enough there to make it work on a real machine. Even more interesting are the Yugoslavian/Slovenian video terminals with their own custom graphics modes and features - it is a lost art but we at the Museum are working on bringing it back!
- markostamcar 6y agoAnd there is also ReGIS / Remote Graphic Instruction Set by DEC - unfortunately none of our terminals support it.
- Tepix 6y agoYesh, i think some xterm programs do support it and i remember toying around with it in the 90s. That stuff was already obscure even then.