Useful Video-Terminal-Related Articles from BYTE magazine
These listed articles from the early days of BYTE magazine (starting
back before McGraw-Hill came into the picture) are not, as far as I
am aware, freely* available over the Internet. However, many communities
still provide libraries, which one physically visits to look at physical
copies of printed information--still your best bet for most sources that
predate 1994.
"What's in a Video Display Terminal?"
by Don Walters.
BYTE, March 1976, pages 78-79.
"Assembling the ADM-3A"
(Lear-Siegler offered the terminal as a kit to hobbyists;
extra-cost options included lowercase display and 24-line display--instead
of the standard 12-line display)
by Paul Franson.
BYTE, February 1979, pages 76-82.
"Adding Lowercase Display to the ADM-3A"
(some hobbyists rolled their own)
by A. W. Walker.
BYTE, March 1979, pages 190-193.
"The Heath H-89 Computer"
(a review with description of H-19 and ANSI terminal functionality)
by Mark C. Dahmke.
BYTE, August 1980, pages 46-56.
"Construction of a Fourth-Generation Video Terminal"
by Theron Wierenga.
Part 1, BYTE, August 1980, pages 210-224.
Part 2, BYTE, September 1980, pages 126-160.
"An ADM-3 Emulator for the Hazeltine 1500"
(program for CP/M)
by Charles Shoemaker.
BYTE, April 1981, pages 304-308.
"It All Depends on Your Viewpoint:
A Review of the ADDS Viewpoint Video Terminal"
(includes table of control codes)
by Allen D. Moore.
BYTE, July 1982, pages 408-411.
*
Although some early BYTE articles may have been archived by the
commercial, subscription-based
Nexis
research site.
These articles reflect a time when building computers still an exciting
new thing to do, and the staff of
BYTE magazine had fun writing about it. In those days, BYTE magazine
reflected that fun in
other ways, as well.