DEC is finally ready to launch its X terminal family on March 19 says Unix Today, setting a starting price of $2,900 for the entry-level 15 monochrome version. In contrast to the Network Computing Devices X Stations endorsed yesterday by Motorola which use both a Texas Instruments graphics chip and a Motorola 68000 or 68020, the DEC VT1000s use only the TI34010 processor running at 50MHz, and also have a lower resoloution – 75 dots per inch – on the 19 inch version than Network Computing’s 100 dots per inch. DEC will offer X Window or up to six VT320 emulation windows, and has the X logic and memory loaded into programmable ROM, freeing more memory – although the standard 1Mb needs to be upgraded to 2Mb for an additional $600 in order to run most X applications – 4Mb is the maximum configuration. The 19 version costs $3,600, and a 19 flat panel monitor version is $14,000 with discouunts for 25-up.
