Centurion mini-computer, competitor of PDP-11, but smaller and cheaper The terminal is probably some rebrand of ADDS Regent 40 Terminal or more likely ADDS Regent 100 Terminal. Applied Digital Data Sys., Inc., Hauppauge, New York. The ADDS Regent 100 Terminal was the standard terminal used by Centurion for many years. It uses a relatively common 80 columns x 24 lines design with a highly crisp and clear display. Communication is through a standard DB-25 connector that supports either RS-232 or 20/60mA current loop (selectable via a dip switch on the back). Special Characters One problem that we ran into very early on is that this terminal does not have any Function keys, and the version of the OS that we have is a very late version, that was written with a later ADDS Regent 25 in mind, which does have Function keys. In particular, when saving settings in the operating system using the SYSGEN utility, the input information is saved by pressing the F4 key (this procedure is outlined in the excellent CPU6 Programmers Manual). To get the function key output, the operator presses "CTRL+B" then presses the number "4" and finally "Newline." It's a bit of a roundabout method, but works exactly as intended. Other capabilities The ADDS 100 is a pre-ANSI terminal, released in 1977. It is cursor-addressable and can display a subset of the VT100's highlight modes and special characters, though it is not clear the Centurion software ever used these capabilities. Its special control sequences can be investigated by typing "infocmp adds200" at the shell prompt of any Unix system; ignore the function-key definitions, as those are physically absent on the 100. Warrex Computer Corporation (1974-1976), later renamed Centurion Computer Corp. (1976-1981), Dallas, (also called Centurion Business Computers in some ads) later bought by Ross Perot and EDS (Electronic Data Systems Corp.), from 1981-1984. In 1984, it was bougth back from EDS by group that included Centurion's original owner, Centurion, Inc. Eventually went bankrupt. After being sold to ZTRon in 1984 and ZTron subsequently going bankrupt in 1986, Centurion was sold to Cruze Computers who still currently hold the intellectual property rights to Centurion.