[net.micro.att] AT&T 1300 Terminal

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!).

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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

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