Hazeltine 1500 - Fides FT203 terminal

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Terminal, 1977, Hazeltine. The Hazeltine 1500 was one of the first "smart" terminals built around a microprocessor, an 8080, with 80 x 24 characters, cursor addressing, editing functions and a price of about US$1,100 that made it very popular with early microcomputer users. This unit was sold under the name Fides FT203 by the Swiss company Fides, which distributed Hazeltine terminals in Switzerland with its own label.

Years1977 to 1980
ProcessorIntel 8080
Display12" monochrome CRT, 80 x 24 characters
InterfaceRS-232 and 20 mA current loop, 110 to 19,200 bps
Keyboardtypewriter layout with numeric keypad
Price (1977)US$1,125

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