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| 4666.1 | hope this helps - possible contacts | SIPAPU::KILGORE | The UT Desert Rat living in CO | Fri Jun 14 1996 16:23 | 11 | 
|  | >> VT382-DA "Chinese character" terminals 
According to the Option Module List:
MAINTAINABILITY ENGINEERING MGR		
	TOSHIO MANTANI		SITE: EWB
	E-MAIL: TKTVFS::MANTANI 
  
PRODUCT MANAGER  
	MICHIO ISHIJIMA  	SITE: TBJ   
	E-MAIL: TBJVOA::ISHIJIMA
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| 4666.2 | More information | SNOFS1::CABBAN |  | Mon Jun 17 1996 01:40 | 20 | 
|  |     Greetings,
    
    The addresses entered in the previous note points to MCS folk in Tokyo.
    For what it is worth, I have a VT382-F2 in Sydney.  I borrowed it from
    the Japan MCS group in Ogikubo office whilst my group was developing
    software for Japan MCS users.  This VT382 supports kanji characters
    which may be slightly different to the Chinese character set.  A
    contact in the HK office that may be able to help is the Asia MCS
    Operations manager.
    
    If the VT382-F2 is acceptable, there is a good supply coming out of the
    Ogikubo office as they are upgrading most of their equipment to PCs...
    bargains for sure!  It is probable that there would also be a good
    supply from the HK office when they upgrade their destop equipment.
    
    Please send mail if you more information or a list of possible
    contacts.
    
    Chris
    
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| 4666.3 | VT382-CB available at ZKO | GALAXY::ST_GEORGE |  | Mon Jun 17 1996 10:48 | 3 | 
|  |     We have 2 VT382-CB available at ZKO. These are new, still in
    packaging. If interested, please contact me at STAR::ST_GEORGE.
    
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| 4666.4 | Some VT382 history | HGOVC::DAVIDLEE |  | Mon Jun 17 1996 22:37 | 15 | 
|  |     VT382-C and VT382-F are different from VT382-D. 
    
    VT382-D being requested supports "traditional Chinese" character set.
    It was originally designed and sold in Taiwan and HK market. It has
    around 20,000 characters build-in - 13K in double bytes and 6-7K in 4
    bytes. The entire VT382 family was designed by Japan CSS. I remember
    the terminal unit was manufactured in Taiwan and the keyboard was
    manufactured in US.
    
    Given the corporation's downsizing in the past few years and the sell
    off of the terminal business unit line, the support of VT382 terminal
    family is now unknown. I bet that nobody in the corporation could
    answer your questions. My understanding was VT382-D was never
    successful and could not meet its volume forcast in its 
    target market.
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| 4666.5 | no more VT382-Fx | OSOSPS::KAGEYAMA | Trust, but Verify | Tue Jun 18 1996 05:03 | 7 | 
|  | 
FWIW, Japanese version of VT382, i.e. VT382-Fx, was phased out last 
year, although you can ask about that product in JRDV04::JRDSUSTAIN .
I don't know nothing about Chinese version VT382.
- Kazunori
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| 4666.6 | No source for VT382-DA | TBJVOA::NANBA |  | Tue Jun 18 1996 21:40 | 11 | 
|  | The VT business was sold to Sunriver Datasystems last October timeframe. The 
VT500 and Dorio series were transferred to Sunriver but the Asian terminals 
were not transferred but phased out by business decision. Our Japanese 
version VT382-FC was phased out this March with last build in January. All 
the VT terminal lines in Taiwan Plant have been removed and most of related 
people left Digital.
Therefore there is no source for VT382-DA nor inventory.
Regards,
H.Nanba
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| 4666.7 |  | NQOS01::nqsrv140.nqo.dec.com::Workbench |  | Wed Jun 19 1996 00:55 | 2 | 
|  | Thankyou all for the replies. The final word is, fairly final. I'll relay this 
to the customer. It won't be a big surprise..
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| 4666.8 | VT382-DA and LA88-CB available | COLA1::COLD1A::PALSA |  | Wed Jun 26 1996 05:08 | 7 | 
|  |     I can offer You one VT382-DA and one LA88-CB. They are new and
    unpacked. For free!!. Transport to be paid by You or Your customer.
    The Terminal and the printer are currently in Cologne, Germany, at the
    Digital office.
    
    For questions call DTN 860-6580, Oswald Palsa @COO
    
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| 4666.9 |  | NQOS01::nqsrv131.nqo.dec.com::Workbench |  | Wed Jun 26 1996 08:06 | 3 | 
|  | Thank you for the last. I left a voice mail at 
Sverdrup. The decision remains theirs. I will
call if they decide to go forward.
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| 4666.10 | Hope I'm not too late | SNOFS1::POOLE | Over the Rainbow | Thu Aug 01 1996 22:46 | 23 | 
|  |     Whow, sorry I'm late on this.
    
    I work with a customer who are using a 3rd party terminal (the CT700 from
    Pacific Data Products) in Taiwan.  This has a Hanyu interface, but PDP
    may have a version which supports the full traditional character set.
    
    On the other hand, we have convinced this customer that the writing is
    on the wall wrt Asian characterset terminals.  Most companies (not just
    Digital) have discontinued their production due to falling demands. 
    These never were a high demand item.
    
    We are now putting together a proposal to convert their configuration
    (retail 'roll-your-own' PoS) from VT based to PC based.  I have not yet
    encountered an Asian characterset that cannot be successfully emulated
    with off-the-shelf TE software.
    
    If you need more info, mail me at:
    
    [email protected]
    
    later,
    
    Bill
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