Re: VT240, VT241 are graphics? what does it mean?

2018-09-16 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
The most common serial comms line graphics protocol evolved from the Tektronix 401x storage scope displays, sometimes refered to as the "GS" protocol for the escape sequence it used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektronix_4010 There are tons of manuals on bitsavers about them. Just about every

RE: VT240, VT241 are graphics? what does it mean?

2018-09-16 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
And (of course!): TR-95_Fundamentals_Of_ReGIS_Jul79.pdf -Original Message- From: Paul Birkel [mailto:pbir...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2018 12:14 PM To: Carlo Pisani; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: RE: VT240, VT241 are graphics? what does it mean

RE: VT240, VT241 are graphics? what does it mean?

2018-09-16 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
See Bitsavers for: EK-VT125-GI-001_VT125_ReGIS_Primer_May82.pdf AA-K336A-TK_GIGI_ReGIS_Handbook_Jun81.pdf -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Carlo Pisani via cctalk Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2018 11:02 AM To: cctalk@classiccmp.or

Re: VT240, VT241 are graphics? what does it mean?

2018-09-16 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 9:02 AM Carlo Pisani via cctalk wrote: > hi > so, in a description of DEC terminals, I read "VT240 and VT241 are > graphics terminals, supporting Digital’s ReGIS graphics and Tektronix > vector graphics" > > what does it mean? which kind of graphics? Can they draw lines? > >