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Computer terminal

A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing data from, a computer or a computing system. Most early computers only had a front panel to input or display bits and had to be connected to a terminal to print or input text through a keyboard. Teleprinters were used as…

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Computer terminal

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related to External links · 20
Computer terminal → Archive, Computer Terminals, Council, Dickey, EC, European Parliament, List, March, Richard, Shuford, Tennessee KnoxvilleDirective, Text Terminal HOWTO, The Linux Documentation ProjectThe, The Terminals Wiki, Thomas, TTE Directive, TTY, University, Video Terminal Information, VT100/VT220/XTerm
related to Character-oriented terminals · 17
Computer terminal → ANSI, Character-oriented, Connection, CR, Dumb, Ethernet, In, It, LF, RS-232, Smart, Teletype, Teletypes, This, Unix-like, VT100, VT52
see also · 6
Computer terminal → Blit, Communication, Data, PC, Terminal, TypewriterVideotexVirtual
related to Block-oriented terminals · 2
Computer terminal → The, The IBM
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Computer terminal → electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into

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Computer terminalis aelectronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into0.90text
the Sphere 1instance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
Sol-20instance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
and Apple Iinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
display circuitryinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
keyboards began to be integrated into personalinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
workstation computer systemsinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
with the computer handling character generationinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
outputting to a CRT display such as a computer monitor orinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
sometimesinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
a consumer TVinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text
but most larger computers continued to require terminals.Early terminals were inexpensive devices but very slow compared to punched cards or paper tape for inputinstance ofStarting in the mid-1970s with microcomputers0.80text

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