[rescue] Anyone build this kit?

[Joshua D. Boyd]

On October 1, 2021 4:42:58 PM EDT, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
wrote:
>On 10/1/21 4:34 PM, Barry Keeney wrote:
>>> It's a placeholder for me - I've got a couple of those great Dec Terminal
>>> bases that took a VGA monitor and ps/2(?) keyboard, (VT520?) but I can't
put
>>> my hands on them...
>>
>>  B B  I remember those, They came out after DEC moved production from the
>> plant in my home town to Mexico... Quality went to SH*T and sales nose
>> dived. They moved it back but too late to restore their rep...
>
>  I think Lionel is talking about the VT525.  They are crap, but better than
nothing.  The VT420 was, IMO, their last good terminal.

Was the VT420 better than the VT340? I thought the VT525 was supposed to have
the features of the VT340.while adding the ability to use an LCD and connect
to 4 machines. It is sad to hear it was bad as I had been wanting one.