Reliving the birth of the terminal.

This article provides a historical overview of display terminals during the minicomputer era, with a focus on the DEC VT100 and VT125 terminals. The VT100, introduced in 1978, became widely adopted and offered various text display options and screen writing capabilities. The VT125, introduced in 1981, added a bit-mapped graphics feature to the DEC terminal lineup. The article also discusses the use of escape sequences and terminal control characters to modify color and cursor position, highlighting their usefulness in code migration across different languages. Additionally, the article mentions the Tektronix 4010 graphics terminal, which preceded the DEC VT100 by five years and utilized a storage screen for vector-based image creation. The 4010 had a significant impact on the graphics terminal industry, inspiring similar designs from other manufacturers. The article concludes by providing information on how to utilize a dedicated emulator for the Tektronix 4010. [Extracted from the article]