[HECnet] VAX/Smalltalk-80

[Dave Wade]

I don't know if you have seen this...

https://github.com/rricharz/Tek4010

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On
> Behalf Of Timothy Stark
> Sent: 08 April 2020 00:51
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: RE: [HECnet] VAX/Smalltalk-80
> 
> Yes, In 1980s, I had a computer graphics class at my university.  I wrote a
> program to display Lissajous on VT125 and VT240 terminal by using ReGIS
> language and Tek 4207 color graphics terminal by using ! commands.
> 
> Does anyone have any emulator with Tek 4207 graphics terminal?  I only
> found Tek 4207 technical and user manual so far. That provides complete
> technical information for developing Tek4207 emulator but still need
> firmware images.
> 
> Microfocus have some Reflection products emulate VT240, VT330 and VT340.
> I was looking for vendor that sells but can't find any....
> 
> There is a free copy of MS Kermit that emulates Tek 4010/4014 and Sixel.
> They are available on Columbia's FTP site.
> 
> Tim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On
> Behalf Of Johnny Billquist
> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:43 PM
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] VAX/Smalltalk-80
> 
> Partially. They both use ReGIS and that part is very compatible, but there is
> some difference on how graphics and text mix, if I remember right.
> 
> The VT330 and 340 are also somewhat similar. There are some different
> behavior on some details in ReGIS for those, but most software works fine
> on them too.
> 
>    Johnny
> 
> On 2020-04-08 00:18, Ray Jewhurst wrote:
> > Mame has VT240 support, I am not sure whether that is compatible with
> > the VT125 or not.
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 6:08 PM Nigel Williams
> > <nw at retrocomputingtasmania.com
> <mailto:nw at retrocomputingtasmania.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 8:01 AM Keith Halewood
> >     <Keith.Halewood at pitbulluk.org
> <mailto:Keith.Halewood at pitbulluk.org>>
> >     wrote:
> >      > I got it ‘working’ but missing the uVMS Workstation support...
> >     that and not having a VT125.
> >
> >     I had a recollection that MAME had in-built VT125 graphics support?
> >
> 
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