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The '''VT05 Alphanumeric Display Terminal''' (technically, the '''VT05B''', but documentation usually referred to it as the 'VT05') was one of [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s first [[video terminal]]s. It supported all the same format control characters as a [[Teletype]], so it was a 'drop in' replacement.

Physically, it was 12"Hx19"Wx30"D, with a 10-1/8"x7-5/8" display. The latter could hold 72Wx20H characters, using a 5x7 [[font]], producing characters .22"x.10", upper-case only. (It could send lower- and upper-case from the keyboard, however.)

It also supported addressable screen output, using a [[cursor]] which could be placed anywhere on the screen, with output being placed at the cursor location.

Its [[asynchronous serial line]] interface supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[20mA current loop serial line interface|20mA]] at [[baud rate]]s of 110 to 2400 baud.

It could also accept video input, and display that alongside text; video output was also produced.

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		+	* [https://vt100.net/docs/vt05-rm/ VT05 alphanumeric display terminal reference manual] (DEC-00-H4AC-D)
		+	* [http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/pdp8/newstuff/dec-00-h4bd-d.tif VT05 alphanumeric display terminal maintenance manual] (DEC-00-H4BD-D)
		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/vt05/DEC-VT05-IPB-1.pdf VT05 alphanumeric display terminal Illustrated Parts Breakdown] (DEC-VT05-IPB-1)
		+	* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/vt05/VT05_Engineering_Drawings_Jun71.pdf VT05 alphanumeric display terminal engineering drawings]

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 The display was 10-1/8"x7-5/8", and could hold 72Wx20H characters, using a 5x7 [[font]], producing characters .22"x.10", upper-case only. (It could send lower- and upper-case from the keyboard, however.) It also supported addressable screen output, using a [[cursor]] which could be placed anywhere on the screen, with output being placed at the cursor location.
-Its [[asynchronous serial line]] interface supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[20mA current loop serial line interface|20mA]] at [[baud rate]]s of 110 to 2400 baud, including several split speed combinations (e.g. 110 out and 2400 in). It could operated in both [[half duplex]] and [[full duplex]] modes.
+Its [[asynchronous serial line]] interface supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[20mA current loop serial line interface|20mA]] at [[baud rate]]s of 110 to 2400 baud, including several split speed combinations (e.g. 110 out and 2400 in). It could operated in both [[half-duplex]] and [[full-duplex]] modes.
 It could also accept video input, and display that alongside text; video output was also produced.

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 The '''VT05 Alphanumeric Display Terminal''' (technically, the '''VT05B''', but documentation usually referred to it as the 'VT05') was one of [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]'s first [[video terminal]]s. It supported all the same format control characters as a [[Teletype]], so it was a 'drop in' replacement.
-Physically, it was 12"Hx19"Wx30"D, with a 10-1/8"x7-5/8" display. The latter could hold 72Wx20H characters, using a 5x7 [[font]], producing characters .22"x.10", upper-case only. (It could send lower- and upper-case from the keyboard, however.) Its circuitry was contained on seven modules to aid maintenance.
+Physically, it was 12"Hx19"Wx30"D, and weighed 55lbs. Its circuitry was contained on seven modules to aid maintenance.
-It also supported addressable screen output, using a [[cursor]] which could be placed anywhere on the screen, with output being placed at the cursor location.
+The display was 10-1/8"x7-5/8", and could hold 72Wx20H characters, using a 5x7 [[font]], producing characters .22"x.10", upper-case only. (It could send lower- and upper-case from the keyboard, however.) It also supported addressable screen output, using a [[cursor]] which could be placed anywhere on the screen, with output being placed at the cursor location.
-Its [[asynchronous serial line]] interface supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[20mA current loop serial line interface|20mA]] at [[baud rate]]s of 110 to 2400 baud, including several split speeds. It could operated in both [[half duplex]] and [[full duplex]] modes.
+Its [[asynchronous serial line]] interface supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[20mA current loop serial line interface|20mA]] at [[baud rate]]s of 110 to 2400 baud, including several split speed combinations (e.g. 110 out and 2400 in). It could operated in both [[half duplex]] and [[full duplex]] modes.
 It could also accept video input, and display that alongside text; video output was also produced.