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BBN-BITGRAPH [06-Nov-81];[24-Apr-82]

 From a colleague at MIT via  the Arpanet, we heard that Bolt,  Beranek,
 and Newman (better known as BBN) in Cambridge, MA has just announced  a
 terminal called the BitGraph  Terminal.  It has a  40 Hz interlaced  15
 inch monochrome monitor, a 7 MHz MC68000, 128 Kbyte of RAM, 32 KByte of
 ROM, and 64K bytes of EAROM, 4 RS232  ports up to 19.2 Kbps, one 20  ma
 current loop interface, and EIA RS-422 synchronous HDLC serial link  up
 to 200 Kbps, all on one board.  There is a Motorola Versabus  expansion
 bus for additional memory  and IO, with a  maximum memory of 2  Mbytes,
 and a speaker and programmable sound generator.  The BitGraph  Terminal
 has a DEC VT-100 keyboard, and the software in ROM emulates a VT52  and
 a Teleray  xxxx.   Future  software  may  include  Hewlett-Packard  and
 Tektronix  4010  graphics  terminal  emulation.   Code  and  fonts  are
 downloadable.  The quoted  price is $4500  in single quantities.   This
 terminal looks  very  interesting, although  the  use of  the  Versabus
 instead of the more widely-used Multibus is unfortunate (though I  have
 heard it claimed that the Versabus has its advantages).

 [24-Apr-82]
 A User's Guide for the BitGraph V2.0 terminal was published in March of
 this year, and can be obtained from the manufacturer, Bolt Beranek  and
 Newman Inc.,  10  Moulton St,  Cambridge,  MA 02238,  USA,  Tel:  (617)
 491-1850.