| DEC VT180 | |
| Manufacturer: | DEC |
| Type: | Personal Computer |
| Cpu: | Z80 |
| Display: | 12inches CRT 80x24 characters |
| Memory: | 64 KB RAM |
| Successor: | Rainbow 100 |
| Cpuspeed: | 2 MHz |
| Memory Card: | 5.25-inch floppy disks |
| Discontinued: | 1983 |
| Os: | CP/M |
The VT180 is a personal computer produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) of Maynard, Massachusetts, USA.[1] [2]
Introduced in early 1982, the CP/M-based VT180 was DEC's entry-level microcomputer. "VT180" is the unofficial name for the combination of the VT100 computer terminal and VT18X option. The VT18X includes a 2 MHz Zilog Z80 microprocessor and 64K RAM on two circuit boards that fit inside the terminal, and two external 5.25-inch floppy disk drives with room for two more in an external enclosure.[3] The VT180 was codenamed "Robin".
Digital later released a full-fledged personal computer known as the Rainbow 100 as the successor to Robin.[4]
When Digital ended the VT100 terminal family in 1983,[5] [6] it also discontinued the VT180. No direct replacement was offered, although the Rainbow 100 eventually provided a superset of Robin's functionality.