TransTerm 9B ‘BASIC’ Programmable Terminal

Overview

The TransTerm 9B ‘BASIC’ Terminal is a computer programmable in an abbreviated version of the BASIC language (TTBASIC). Using it’s flexible programming resources, the terminal can be adapted to a wide variety of stand-alone applications, such as data collection, activity tracking, event timing, and equipment control (optional equipment may be required). The standard unit comes with a 2-line display, 75-key keypad, serial port, time-of-day clock and 32K bytes (128K optional) of battery backed up program/data memory.

Contents

Basic Interpreter

The basic interpreter operates in 3 modes:

1. DIRECT mode – Executes a TTBASIC statement immediately. 
2. RUN mode – Executes a TTBASIC program downloaded to the TransTerm. 
3. TERMINAL mode – Emulates a dumb terminal.