ck@daisy.UUCP (05/11/86)
Does anyone know the features of this model with a built-in modem ? I saw a price of ~$80 for this in conjunction with BofA home-banking promotion (with a money-back guarantee!). ..!nsc!daisy!ck
slb@inuxh.UUCP (Stephen Browning) (05/16/86)
> Does anyone know the features of this model with a > built-in modem ? I saw a price of ~$80 for this in > conjunction with BofA home-banking promotion (with > a money-back guarantee!). > > ..!nsc!daisy!ck The AT&T 1300 Video Transaction Terminal was designed here at AT&T Consumer Products Labs in Indianapolis, IN as a low cost ASCII terminal for use in a wide variety of information and transaction environments. Its published technical specifications are as follows: Components Console with: Full-size, full travel keyboard 12 special function keys (service definable) 300 baud modem connections for extension telephone, optional printer, power, and video output External RF modulator with: TV/Terminal switch Channel selector switch (channel 3 or 4) External power transformer 300:75 ohm and 75:300 ohm Baluns for adaptation to any TV Telephone line cord Display format 40 characters/line x 24 lines, 2 of 8 colors controlled by host. ASCII character set Up to eight pages of screen memory available Communications 300 bps asynchronous modem (103 compatible) Originate only Full duplex Communications protocol ASCII with XON/XOFF flow control Block mode with Tandem 6530 emulation Physical 13.75" wide x 10.75" deep x 1.75" high 4 pounds Basically, the terminal was designed to be low cost, to have a "non-techie" appearance, and to be rugged. All the operations are controlled through menu selections, so it is very easy to use. It connects quickly and easily to your TV and a phone line, and is then ready to operate. The firmware features were specified by our first customer, but these can be modified to whatever a particular client desires. Emulations of terminals other than the 6530 are feasible, as well as modifications to the off line features. Price is negotiable depending upon quantities. Minimum quantity for custom features is probably >500. Some of you may also be interested in the other terminal designed at CPL. It is the AT&T 2300 Video Information Terminal. Its features are a little more extensive than the 1300's. The 2300 is a versatile interactive terminal designed to provide easy access to text or graphics information systems. The terminal can operate in one of three modes: a 40 column ASCII text mode, an 80 column ASCII text mode, and a graphics mode supporting the North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (NAPLPS graphics standard). The 2300 contains a built in 212A compatible modem capable of communicating at 300 or 1200 baud asynchronous or 1200 baud synchronous. It supports HDLC and X3.28 error protocols. The terminal provides both composite video output and analog RGB output to allow use with a wide variety of monitors. An RS-232 port is available on the 2300 to accomodate a serial printer. A model of the terminal called the 2350 communicates over this serial interface at baud rates up to 19200. The NAPLPS interpreter can display up to 16 colors from a pallete of 512 on a 256x200 pixel format, and may be the fastest NAPLPS decoder on the market thanks to the 68008. The text modes support a subset of X3.64 providing character insert/delete, line insert/delete, cursor positioning, clear screen, and media copy. Non-volatile memory provides for the storage of four repertory dialing entries and various terminal parameters. The 2300 provides an automatic login facility that does not have to be manually programmed. The terminal will "learn" your login sequences as you type them if you so desire, and only that amount of the sequence that you want the terminal to learn is remembered. Perhaps its most notable feature is in the ability to expand or customize the terminal through the programming of a software cartridge. Special hardware interfaces can be accomodated through a bus expansion connector on the rear panel of the terminal. And there's more, but this message is getting too long. You should know, however, that the 2300 is available in single quantity at a price of $795.00 without a monitor. The 2350 is $100.00 less. If anyone wants more technical info, I would be happy to provide it via email or phone. If you would like brochures on either of these products, I can provide those as well. Steve Browning AT&T Consumer Products 6612 E. 75th Street P.O. Box 1008 Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317)-845-3851 ...ihnp4!inuxc!slb