The VT100 is a video terminal, introduced in August 1978 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It was one of the first terminals to support ANSI escape codes for cursor control and other tasks, and added a number of extended codes for special features like controlling the LED lamps on the keyboard. This led to rapid uptake of the ANSI standard, becoming the de facto standard for terminal emulators.
The VT100s, especially the VT102, was extremely successful in the market, and made DEC the leading terminal vendor for some time. The VT100 series was replaced by the VT200 series starting in 1983, which proved just as successful. Ultimately, over six million terminals in the VT series would be sold, based largely on the success of the VT100s.
The VT100 was introduced in August 1978, replacing the VT50/VT52 family. Like the earlier models, it communicated with its host system over serial lines at a speed selectable between 50 and 19,200 bit/s. It used the ASCII character set and control sequences. Unlike the VT52's custom control sequences, the VT100 used sequences standardized by ANSI. The VT100 was also the first Digital mass-market terminal to incorporate "graphic renditions" (blinking, bolding, reverse video, and underlining) as well as 80 or 132 column displays. The VT100 also introduced an additional character set containing various bits of graphics that allowed the drawing of on-screen forms. All setup of the VT100 was accomplished using interactive displays presented on the screen; the setup data was stored in non-volatile memory within the terminal.
I saw you die inside today
I saw you die inside today
Its gonna make things hard for you
But I see the will in you to change
The way you've been
Has me wishing the best for you
Only the best for you
Dead space replaced my memory back
The weight of your world has come over me
It's never been the same
Are you the one to blame?
If I could only ask for a better way
A better way to save you
Chop block with your head on it
You can cut it off
Do what you want with it
Who need a head when you don't use it?
Abused and polluter
This is not an illusion
I saw you die inside today
I saw you die inside today
It's gonna make things hard for you
You take a shot at me
And in the end you'll see
That your words will chain you down
Committed all alone
And in the time to come
You'll grip the hell that you put me through
Chop block with your head on it
You can cut it off
Do what you want with it
Who needs a head when you don't use it?
Abused and polluted
This is not an illusion
There's one illusion that I can see
It's that you need that thing
Bow down to the bottle
You're gonna lose your family
I've seen you stand taller than this
I've seen you stand taller
Face first in the earth
Addiction suffocates
Or it separates
Whichever one comes first
The weight of your world has come over me
It's never been the same
Are you the one to blame?
If I could only ask for a better way