need documentation for Visual 200

[senoltj]

Hello,
I'm looking for documentation, maintenance / service manual etc for an
old Visual 200 dumb terminal (made by Videodata in early 80s), which I
have just acquired in nice but non-working condition.
Thanks!
J.

[Richard]

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senoltj <sen...@centrum.cz> spake the secret code
<j3tn64$kno$1...@ns.felk.cvut.cz> thusly:

>I'm looking for documentation, maintenance / service manual etc for an
>old Visual 200 dumb terminal (made by Videodata in early 80s), which I
>have just acquired in nice but non-working condition.

Are you sure of the manufacturer? All the "Visual nnn" terminal
information I have is for products from Visual Technologies.

Apparently the V200 is their first model: <http://www.z80.info/z80vdt.htm>

Some manuals are online, but not for the V200:
<http://manx.classiccmp.org/search.php?cp=9>
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[senoltj]

On 09/04/11 05:36, Richard wrote:
> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
>
> senoltj<sen...@centrum.cz> spake the secret code
> <j3tn64$kno$1...@ns.felk.cvut.cz> thusly:
>
>> I'm looking for documentation, maintenance / service manual etc for an
>> old Visual 200 dumb terminal (made by Videodata in early 80s), which I
>> have just acquired in nice but non-working condition.
>
> Are you sure of the manufacturer? All the "Visual nnn" terminal
> information I have is for products from Visual Technologies.
>

I have checked the plate again and it states: "Visual, See for yourself,
Tewksbury, MA". Anyway, it's this guy here:
https://research.it.abo.fi/museum/pictures/terminal2.jpg/image_view_fullscreen

It has a Z80 CPU (by Mostek), 4K of static RAM (2x Toshiba TMM2016P-2),
and two EPROM chips (these might be erased, I'm afraid:-( ).

Regards,
J.

[Richard]

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]

senoltj <sen...@centrum.cz> spake the secret code

<j3vhfo$1cag$1...@ns.felk.cvut.cz> thusly:

>On 09/04/11 05:36, Richard wrote:
>> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
>>
>> senoltj<sen...@centrum.cz> spake the secret code
>> <j3tn64$kno$1...@ns.felk.cvut.cz> thusly:
>>
>>> I'm looking for documentation, maintenance / service manual etc for an
>>> old Visual 200 dumb terminal (made by Videodata in early 80s), which I
>>> have just acquired in nice but non-working condition.
>>
>> Are you sure of the manufacturer? All the "Visual nnn" terminal
>> information I have is for products from Visual Technologies.
>>
>I have checked the plate again and it states: "Visual, See for yourself,
>Tewksbury, MA". Anyway, it's this guy here:
>https://research.it.abo.fi/museum/pictures/terminal2.jpg/image_view_fullscreen

The manufacturer name is typically on a metal plate on the rear of the
unit, not on the keyboard. The plate will also typically provide a
model number and a serial number. The plate saying "Videodata Terminal"
on the keyboard is most likely just part of the product name.

This is almost certainly a Visual Technologies product.