Documentation of DEC VTx00 terminals.... One good means of obtaining information on a video terminal is to order documentation from the vendor, when possible. Maybe we should now call this "Compaq/HP/Boundless documentation"... ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// February A.D. 2003: After having been missing in action for 8 years, the Reference Manual for the DEC/Boundless VT520 video terminal has reappeared on the Worldwide Web: http://web.mit.edu/dosathena/doc/www/ek-vt520-rm.pdf \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ [1998] Newsgroups: comp.terminals Path: utkcs2!transfer.stratus.com!cam-news-feed2.bbnplanet.com !news.bbnplanet.com!ulowell.uml.edu!newsfeed.wizvax.net !usenet.logical.net!nntprelay.mathworks.com!news.new-york.net !news.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!jaltman Organization: Columbia University Message-ID: <6bajq0$ivs$1@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> References: <34D8C466.FBABFA92@email.mot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: watsun.cc.columbia.edu Date: 4 Feb 1998 20:41:36 GMT From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman) Subject: Re: VT420 programmer reference? In article <34D8C466.FBABFA92@email.mot.com>, Chris Terwilliger wrote: : : Looking for the VT420 programmer reference. Anybody got one they want : to get rid of or is there an online reference somewhere? You can purchase current manuals from Boundless Technologies (the current owners of the VT terminal line); they run about $300. -- Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2 The Kermit Project * Columbia University 612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025 * (212) 854-1344 http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html * kermit-support@columbia.edu \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ http://www.boundless.com/index.htm Boundless Technologies 100 Marcus Blvd. P.O. Box 18001 Hauppauge, NY 11788-3762 Email: WATS phone: 1-800/231-5445 POTS phone: +1 516/342-7400 Fax phone: +1 516/342-7378 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ [as of 1995] re-verified product availability, added VT510-RM \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ [as of 2000] Newsgroups: comp.terminals Message-ID: <38FD9620.C73215A2@rdel.co.uk> References: <8dk1v7$jt6@netnews.hinet.net> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:18:56 +0100 Organization: RDEL Message-ID: <38FD9620.C73215A2@rdel.co.uk> From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: vt420 emulation technical manual (command) Meree Tencg wrote: > > as the title, where can i get? http://www.digital.com/DAS-Catalog/das04ahm.htm EK-VT420-RM VT420 Programmer Reference Manual $126 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ [as of 2002] Newsgroups: comp.terminals References: Message-ID: Organization: http://vt100.net Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:51:18 -0000 From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: VT240 manual? "mitch" wrote in news:G8Ab9.6927$%D6.609614@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net: > I am hunting the programmers reference manual and the technical > description for the DEC VT240 > EK-VT240-RM and EK-VT240-TD. The Compaq Assisted Services catalog still lists both for sale, although the second one is the technical manual, EK-VT420-TM, not technical description. http://www.compaq.com/CAS-Catalog/das04ahm.html - Paul \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ [2002] Newsgroups: comp.terminals References: Message-ID: Organization: http://vt100.net Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:40:38 -0000 From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: VT240 manual? I suffered temporary numeric dyslexia and wrote: > "mitch" wrote: > >> I am hunting the programmers reference manual and the technical >> description for the DEC VT240 >> EK-VT240-RM and EK-VT240-TD. > > The Compaq Assisted Services catalog still lists both for sale, although > the second one is the technical manual, EK-VT420-TM, not technical > description. I accidentally read VT420 instead of VT240, but the VT240 technical manual is still available as well. I don't have a copy of the VT240 programmer's reference, but a PDF file of the "Programmer Pocket Guide" is online at: http://vt100.net/docs/vt240-hr/ if that's any help. If you need more detailed descriptions for the graphics functions, consult the VT3xx Programmer Reference Manual online at: http://vt100.net/docs/vt3xx-gp/ - Paul ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ [as of 1994] It is possible to order manuals on even some older terminal products of Digital Equipment Corporation by telephone from DECdirect. The specifics: Title DEC Part Number Price (U.S.) ------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ VT125 User's Guide EK-VT125-UG $ 63.00 VT220 Programmer Pocket Guide EK-VT220-HR-001 21.00 VT320 Programmer Reference Manual EK-VT320-RM 126.00 VT330/340 Programmer Reference Manual EK-VT3XX-UP 126.00 VT420 Programmer Reference Manual EK-VT420-RM 126.00 VT510 Reference Manual EK-VT510-RM 220.00 VT525 Reference Manual EK-VT525-RM ? The specification for the DEC VT100 was document EK-VT100-UG-003. A good introduction to ReGIS graphics appears in the "VT125 User's Guide". The VT330/340 Programmer Reference Manual (EK-VT3XX-UP) should contain the two volumes EK-VT3XX-GP-001 "Graphics Programming" and EK-VT3XX-TP-001 "Text Programming". Some of the terminals also have "user's manuals" which typically dwell on which cables plug into which connector and how to clean the screen. Unless you want to do complex control or ReGIS graphics, the slim VT220 pocket guide is the most cost-effective. .............................................................................. [2002 update] Once upon a time, there was a cute telephone number (1-800/DIGITAL) which you could call within North America to order the above manuals. As of summer A.D. 2002, this number is redirected to the "New HP Contact Line" 1-800-282-6672. (An alternate number may be "OK Compaq" 1-800/652-6672.) In days of yesteryear, the physical mailing address for such orders was Digital Equipment Corporation P.O. Box CSR-2008 Nashua, NH 03061-2008 USA I have no idea if mail sent to this address is still received correctly. ...RSS \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11 Path: cs.utk.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu !vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!mccall!info-pdp11-newsgate!list Message-ID: <3714790@MTS.RPI.EDU> Organization: The Internet Return-Path: Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1993 02:07:12 EDT From: john_wilson@mts.rpi.edu Subject: COMPUTER ENGINEERING: a DEC view, etc. etc. etc. Just in case I wasn't the only one looking for this fine book, it has in fact gone out of print, the good news is that DEC donated many copies to the Computer Museum in Boston. Someone was recently selling it on the net for $30, DEC sold them last year for $25, but the Computer Museum gift shopt has them right now for $14.95 shrink wrapped. They told me they have lots more copies (and the Project Whirlwind book too, $17.95, interesting but very poorly written) and they'll sell them by mail order too, call (617) 426-2800 x307. Their used book shelf is mega-cool too, we picked up the 1970 PDP-10 processor manual for 49 cents (not bad, RPI's library sent me a bill for almost $300 the time I tried not returning their copy to see what would happen!), and the PDP-1 instruction set book for $6. They won't sell those books by mail though, you have to go in person. We had more fun buying books than we did in the museum, most of the big iron exhibits have been torn out (what ever happened to that big chunk of AN/FSQ-7 that used to be by the entrance? and the only PDP's were an 8/E, and 8/A, and the front panel from a KA10, lame). Just for your information. It made *my* day. John \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Path: cs.utk.edu!gatech!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com !news.alpha.net!mvb.saic.com!info-vax From: Jerry Leichter Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: RE: Update on Kenah et. al. Available? Message-ID: <9501091711.AA13989@uu3.psi.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 95 10:44:13 EDT Organization: Info-Vax<==>Comp.Os.Vms Gateway X-Gateway-Source-Info: Mailing List Lines: 29 Does anyone know if the text from Digital Press named below has been updated/replaced since V. 4.4? Lawrence J. Kenah, Ruth E. Goldenberg, Simon F. Bate Version 4.4 VAX/VMS Internals and Data Structures Digital Press ISBN 1-55558-008-4 Sure - a *long* time ago: Ruth E. Goldenberg and Lawrence J. Kenah, with the assistance of Denise E. Dumas VAX/VMS Internals and Data Structures, Version 5.2 Digital Press ISBN 1-55558-059-9 An Alpha version, OpenVMS AXP Internals and Data Structures, is due in June. In the meanwhile, there are three volumes of a preliminary edition. Digital Press books are handled by Butterworth-Heinemann these days. Their Australian office is listed in a recent catalogue as: Butterworth-Heinemann Level 9, North Tower Chastwood Plaza, 1-5 Railway Street Chatswood NWS 2067 (02)372-5511 -- Jerry ##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-##-## As of early 1996, "Digital Press" has become an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers. B-H's North American office is Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers 313 Washington St. Newton, MA 02158-1626 USA voice: +1 617/928-2649 fax: +1 617/928-2640 The international publisher is . ....RSS \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Newsgroups: vmsnet.pdp-11 Path: cs.utk.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com !news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!spcuna!spcvxb!terry From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) Subject: Re: Qbus SCSI controllers Nntp-Posting-Host: spcvxa.spc.edu References: <9510080213.AA29228@chiton.ucsd.edu> Organization: St. Peter's College, US Date: Sun, 8 Oct 1995 11:40:55 GMT Message-ID: <1995Oct8.074055.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> In article <9510080213.AA29228@chiton.ucsd.edu>, cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu (Carl Lowenstein) writes: > > I was just browsing in a DEC Direct catalog, and came across the RQZX1, > which seems to be a SCSI controller for a Qbus PDP-11. I already knew > about the KZQSA, which is a SCSI controller for a Qbus MicroVax. > > Are these two the same thing under different names? Digital's > Electronic Store knows about both of them, and they have different > prices. No. The RQZX1 is a board that controls SCSI disks and tapes, and also supports the RX33 diskette drive. It was designed by ROI. It has setup firmware in ROM which is PDP-11 code (thus, it can't be configured on a VAX, though it should work once configured). The KZQSA, which DEC claims only supports CD-ROMs and tape drives, is a DEC-designed board. > In a vaguely related question, does anybody know how to transform the > name of a module or option into the name of its manual? Using > resources no more complicated than calling the Electronic Store? There > seems to be only a one-way reference possible, e.g. I can look up > EK-KDJ1B-UG and find that it is the User's Guide for a KDJ11-B. But I > can't look up KDJ11-B and be referred back to EK-KDJ1B-UG, which would > be much more useful. Not without having the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the top-level assem- bly, which may or may not include the manual you want. Sometimes you get an installation guide instead of a technical manual, or the option may not ship with any manual at all. Your example is pretty easy. On the other hand, the manual for an H7317- JE is an EK-EMREP-IN, which is pretty non-obvious. If you really want to know what the manual part number is for some board, post a request here. Some of us have all the manuals on fiche 8-) If you really want to buy the manual, call Part Number Assistance at 603-884-5000. Ask them (politely!) for "the part number for the manual(s) for a ". Note that just because they can look this up, doesn't mean the manual is actually orderable, especially for older op- tions. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.spc.edu St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA +1 201 915 9381 (voice) +1 201 435-3662 (FAX) ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 09:08:10 +0100 Organization: speaking for myself Newsgroups: comp.terminals Message-ID: <3BA8526A.9353AF69@uk.thalesgroup.com> References: <11ab72ac.0109171130.5aefb77d@posting.google.com> <3BA66C93.D9D647E6@tinyworld.co.uk> <9o8vfm$gec$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: Digital VT 525 Manuals Jeffrey Altman wrote: > > In article <3BA66C93.D9D647E6@tinyworld.co.uk>, > Paul Williams wrote: > : Mark wrote: > : > > : > Where can I get a Manual for the VT 525? I would like both the > : > installation and the programmers manuals. I would prefer to > : > download them from a web site if possible. > : > : They aren't available on the web but they are apparently still > : available from Compaq Assisted Services. I say "apparently" > : because I tried to order the programmer's manual months ago, but > : I am still waiting. > > The manual's are no longer available from Compaq. They are > available from the company that is still selling the VT525 > terminals. I do not remember their name. It has changed several > times in the last few years. You are thinking of Boundless Technologies. They referred me to their resellers in the UK. None of them would sell me a manual. One flat-out refused to deal with me as an individual, and one other said that Boundless wouldn't supply _them_ with manuals! As I said, the manuals are still listed in the Compaq Assisted Services catalog: http://www.compaq.com/CAS-Catalog/das04qhm.html If you have managed to obtain these manuals _recently_, I'd love to know how you did it. -- Paul Williams Thales Sensors, Manor Royal, CRAWLEY, RH10 9PZ Software Design Tel: +44 1293 644540 Fax: +44 1293 542812 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:36:52 +0100 Organization: speaking for myself Newsgroups: comp.terminals Message-ID: <3BA86734.57733419@uk.thalesgroup.com> References: <11ab72ac.0109171130.5aefb77d@posting.google.com> <3BA66C93.D9D647E6@tinyworld.co.uk> <9o8vfm$gec$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> <3BA8526A.9353AF69@uk.thalesgroup.com> From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: Digital VT 525 Manuals F'up to self: > > the manuals are still listed in the Compaq Assisted Services > catalog: http://www.compaq.com/CAS-Catalog/das04qhm.html I've just rung up Compaq Service Store and discovered that they can't find my original order. Ho hum. Anyway, I've just ordered the Programmer's Reference manuals for the VT510 and VT520/525. They are available with 4 to 6 availability here in the UK. The VT510 manual costs £49 + VAT and the VT520/525 manual is £167 + VAT. At those kind of prices, I'm glad I only want one of each! They were quite happy to take an order from an individual with a credit card but they don't give out order reference numbers, so if they don't arrive, the cycle will start again. -- Paul Williams Thales Sensors, Manor Royal, CRAWLEY, RH10 9PZ Software Design Tel: +44 1293 644540 Fax: +44 1293 542812 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// [2001] Newsgroups: comp.terminals References: <11ab72ac.0109171130.5aefb77d@posting.google.com> <3BA66C93.D9D647E6@tinyworld.co.uk> <9o8vfm$gec$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu> <3BA8526A.9353AF69@uk.thalesgroup.com> <3BA86734.57733419@uk.thalesgroup.com> Message-ID: <3BB31FFA.8CAC648B@uk.thalesgroup.com> Organization: speaking for myself Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:47:54 +0100 From: Paul Williams Subject: Re: Digital VT 525 Manuals Talking to myself again: > > I've just rung up Compaq Service Store and discovered that they can't > find my original order. Ho hum. Anyway, I've just ordered the > Programmer's Reference manuals for the VT510 and VT520/525. They are > available with 4 to 6 availability here in the UK. The VT510 manual > costs £49 + VAT and the VT520/525 manual is £167 + VAT. I meant to say "4 to 6 _week_ availability". However, just one week later, I have both the VT510 and VT520/VT525 Programmer's Manuals! ~Paul //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////