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The photo of the VT05 in the article doesn't do it justice: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/vt05.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/v
by neilv 2y ago
The photo of the VT05 in the article doesn't do it justice:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/vt05.html http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/vt05.html
https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/File:DEC_VT05_121708587772-2.jpg https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/File:DEC_VT05_1217...
This was before my time, but I imagine that the looks said the future is now, and you're piloting a spaceship as you code.
- pryelluw 2y agoThis is legit cool. Makes me want to fire up the 3d printer.
- layer8 2y agoIf you ignore the white portion, it almost looks like a laptop.
- DrillShopper 2y agoI miss when hardware had designs this radical
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- KerrAvon 2y agotbh if y'all sat in front of it I don't think you'd find it that compelling in reality
- neilv 2y agoNot as impressive from seated operator position. But I'd guess, back then, with often multiple people crowded around the too-few terminals, on top of all the unexplored potential of the fascinating new machine, and everyone craving hands on their keyboard, the extra design touches someone cared to make on the chassis are looking extra cool.
- rbanffy 2y agoOn these you’d hit the screen frame that extends to the bottom of the keyboard. Looks much better than it actually works. OTOH, is love to have a 3278-2 on my desk. I’d even make an effort to make zOS into a daily driver.
- mark_undoio 2y agoI've love to have one of these to interact through! But every time I see these vintage TTYs I simultaneously think "that's so cool, I have to have it" and "I have no space for that on my desk".