VT180

Introduction

The VT180 was a personal computer produced by DEC and adapted into a VT100 terminal case. 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 included a 4MHz Zilog Z80 8-bit 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.

The VT180 terminal operates in either personal computer mode, on-line terminal mode, off-line mode or set-up mode. The VT180 can act as a terminal or as CP/M computer.