Editing VT100 (section)

{{Short description|Computer terminal from Digital Equipment Corporation}}
{{Other uses|VT 100 (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = VT100
| image        = DEC VT100 terminal.jpg
| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]
| type         = [[Computer terminal]]
| releasedate  = {{Start date|1978}}
| cpu          = [[Intel 8080]]
| display      = {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}} [[cathode-ray tube|CRT]]<br />80×24 or 132×14 characters
| input        = 83-key detachable [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]]
| connectivity = [[RS-232]] serial<br />(optional) [[Digital current loop interface|20 mA current loop]]
| memory       = 3 KB RAM<br />8 KB ROM<br />175 byte [[NVRAM]]
| sound        = Speaker (in keyboard)
| predecessor  = [[VT50]]
| successor    = [[VT220]]
| weight       = Monitor: {{convert|30|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<br />Keyboard: {{convert|4.5|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
}}
The '''VT100''' is a video [[computer terminal|terminal]], introduced in August 1978 by [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC). It was one of the first terminals to support [[ANSI escape code]]s for cursor control and other tasks, and added a number of extended codes for special features like controlling the status lights on the keyboard. This led to rapid uptake of the ANSI standard, which became the [[de facto standard]] for hardware video terminals and later [[terminal emulator]]s.

The VT100 series, especially the VT102, was extremely successful in the market, and made DEC the leading terminal vendor at the time. The VT100 series was replaced by the [[VT220|VT200 series]] starting in 1983, which proved equally successful. Ultimately, over six million terminals in the VT series were sold, based largely on the success of the VT100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boundlessterminals.com/specsheets/VT510_520%20Spec.pdf |title=VT 510/520 Video Display Terminal |website=Boundless Technologies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205152405/http://boundlessterminals.com/specsheets/VT510_520%20Spec.pdf |archive-date=2015-02-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>