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DEC VT180

Manufacturer	DEC
Type	Personal Computer
Release date	1982 (1982)
Discontinued	1983
Operating system	CP/M
CPU	Z80 @ 2 MHz
Memory	64 KB RAM
Removable storage	5.25-inch floppy disks
Display	12 in (30 cm) CRT 80x24 characters
Successor	Rainbow 100

The VT180 is a personal computer produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) of Maynard, Massachusetts, USA.

Introduced in early 1982, the CP/M-based VT180 was DEC's entry-level microcomputer. "VT180" is the unofficial name for the combination of the VT100 computer terminal and VT18X option. The VT18X includes a 2 MHz Zilog Z80 microprocessor and 64K RAM on two circuit boards that fit inside the terminal, and two external 5.25-inch floppy disk drives with room for two more in an external enclosure. The VT180 was codenamed "Robin".

Digital later released a full-fledged personal computer known as the Rainbow 100 as the successor to Robin.

When Digital ended the VT100 terminal family in 1983, it also discontinued the VT180. No direct replacement was offered, although the Rainbow 100 eventually provided a superset of Robin's functionality.

References

1. DEC Educational Services (February 1983). VT180 Series Technical Manual. Digital Equipment Corporation.
2. ^ "DigiBarn Systems: DEC Robin (VT-180) & documentation". www.digibarn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
3. Snyder, John J. Ph.D. (June 1983). "A DEC on Every Desk?". BYTE. p. 104–106. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
4. "DigiBarn Systems: DEC Rainbow 100". www.digibarn.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
5. Richard Shuford (1995–2005). "DEC Video Terminals". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05.
6. "VT220 Programmer Reference Manual". Digital Equipment Corporation. August 1984.

External links

• DEC Robin, DigiBarn Computer Museum
• DEC VT180, Terminals Wiki

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