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Jeff Parsons 2016-08-09 11:09:24 -07:00
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Summer has been filled with distractions, but I've finally begun making headway on a
[DEC VT100 Terminal](/devices/pc8080/machine/vt100/) simulation.
Unlike other VT100 emulators, this isn't simply an emulation of VT100 protocols. It's a simulation of the terminal's
Unlike other VT100 emulators, this isn't simply an emulation of VT100 protocols. It's a simulation of the VT100's
8080 CPU, running the original [VT100 Firmware](/devices/pc8080/rom/vt100/) inside the [PC8080](/modules/pc8080/)
CPU emulator, along with other key components that the CPU interacts with to drive the display, keyboard, and serial port.
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In the interim, there's still a lot of debugging to do, because while DEC's Technical Manuals were excellent, they were
not comprehensive; there are no commented source-code listings, for example, like those that IBM used to provide in their
early Technical Reference manuals. I also plan to increase the resolution of the font rendering, so that the characters
look more like the original VT100's, with its discrete glowing dots.
early Technical Reference manuals.
{% include machine.html id="vt100" %}