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{{Short description|CRT-based computer terminal by Digital}}
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The '''VT50''' is a [[cathode-ray tube|CRT]]-based [[computer terminal]] that was introduced by [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] (DEC) in July 1974. It provided a display with 12 rows and 80 columns of upper-case text, and used an expanded set of [[control character]]s and forward-only scrolling based on the earlier [[VT05]]. DEC documentation of the era refers to the terminals as the '''DECscope''', a name that was otherwise almost never seen.

The VT50 was sold only for a short period before it was replaced by the '''VT52''' in September 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gordonbell.azurewebsites.net/digital/timeline/1975.htm|title=1975 Timeline|website=gordonbell.azurewebsites.net}}</ref> The VT52 provided a screen of 24 rows and 80 columns of text and supported all 95 [[ASCII]] characters as well as 32 graphics characters, bi-directional scrolling, and an expanded control character system. DEC produced a series of upgraded VT52s with additional hardware for various uses.

The VT52 family was followed by the much more sophisticated [[VT100]] in 1978.