Videx, Inc. is a

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of computer hardware such as

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products and

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terminals. Its initial success came with the first release of the $345 Videoterm (80 column)

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in March 1980 and the $149 shift and custom keyboard mapping Enhancer II terminal card in November 1981, both for

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computers. Later, in 1984, it released its $379 UltraTerm

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boasting high-definition 96-pixel characters and up to 128 × 32 character display. These products became obsolete when

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released the

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with most of the 80-column card hardware built-in - only a much simpler and cheaper RAM card was then required. Videx also produced software, including Desktop Calendar (1984) for the

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