(Fwd) RE: DEC's VT100 terminal

[Sue Heim <SUE -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM>]

For whomever was looking for the VT100 description, I asked a friend
and Digital (and he supplied lots more info). Following is his
message, in case the "what does it mean" question comes up again:
...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Carlsbad, California USA
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com

------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
From:          Scot Bishop-Walker <scot -at- vmpyr -dot- wro -dot- dec -dot- com>
To:            "'sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com'" <sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com>
Subject:       RE: DEC's VT100 terminal
Date:          Tue, 8 Aug 1995 03:44:45 -0700

VT = Video Terminal.  A device sitting on your desk is not "virtual".  A Virtual
 Terminal would be a second window on your monitor.

In reality, there are 3 types of terminals (at the "system" level):

        1. A Video (or Dumb) Terminal  (you're familiar with them)
        2. A Logical Terminal (referred to on the VAX or UNIX box by
                a device name (VMS refers to them as RTA devices,
                i.e. RTA1: is the first, RTA2: is the second, and so on)
        3. A Virtual Terminal, which is a terminal window on my screen,
                when I'm sitting at my workstation.

Make sense?

I know, I know...more than you EVER wanted to know...but you asked!  <snicker!>

- S