1978.
Construction: Monitor + detached keyboard Display: 24x80 with two-page memory Character matrix: 7x9 with descenders (within a 9x15 cell) Screen size: 6x8 inches Character set: Complete US ASCII (128 codes) plus display controls Keys: 68 keys in ANSI X4.14-1971 typewriter layout Auxilliary keypad: Calculator-style numeric keypad; 8 function keys Visual indicators: On-screen dynamic key labels. Interface: RS-232/V.24 Flow control: Enq/Ack, Transmit, Xon/Xoff Communication Speeds: 75,110,150,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600 bps Setup: Soft (keyboard driven screen menus) Printer: Optional built-in thermal printer (HP2621P) Dimensions: ? Minimum table depth: ? Weight: ?
This terminal was installed in vast quantities all over the Columbia campus in the late 1970s through about 1990, as in the Carman Residence Hall Terminal Room. Most units lasted for 10 or 20 years of heavy use; we kept a few and they still work.