DEC VT420 - Page 10

2 VT420 Models and Features
Common Features
• Two-session capability
• Local copy and paste feature
• Off-screen page memory
• Ability to display 24, 25, 36, or 48 lines/screen
• Screen centering capability
• Screen overscan
• FCC Class A compliance
• Two 6-pin, DEC-423 connectors (One is for the primary host port, and
one is for the secondary host or printer port. Both have DEC-423 local
direct-connect capability.)
• Asynchronous communication up to 38.4K bits/second
• Four operating modes:
— VT400 mode, 7-bit controls (default)
— VT400 mode, 8-bit controls
— VT100 mode
— VT52 mode
• Ability to store macros
• One full-screen window or two horizontal split-screen windows
• Screen saver
• Character sets:
— U.S. ASCII
— DEC Supplemental Graphic
— ISO Latin Alphabet No. 1
— ISO Latin-1 Supplemental
— DEC Special Graphic
— DEC Technical
— Downloadable character set
• Terminal status line
• Keyboard indicator on the last line of the screen
• Ability to disable or enable keys
F1
through
F5
• Extended keyboard reports