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<p>MacTerminal was the first <a href="/facts/Telecommunications/vxoj1cxR">telecommunications</a> and <a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">terminal emulation</a> <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">application software</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">program</a> available for the <a href="/facts/Mac_(computer)/8GhnXTK0">Mac</a>. MacTerminal enabled <a href="/facts/User_(computing)/zQRzG0KG">users</a> to connect via <a href="/facts/Modem/9H0Xwtq0">modem</a> or <a href="/facts/Serial_port/VpcrH530">serial port</a> to <a href="/facts/Bulletin_board_system/22d9c9s2">bulletin board systems</a> and <a href="/facts/Online_service/MSe2Ta87">online services</a> (e.g., <a href="/facts/The_Source_(online_service)/0d9e4cyS">The Source</a>, <a href="/facts/CompuServe/Pjpdcf2a">CompuServe</a>), and to other computers. MacTerminal was capable of <a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">emulating</a> the <a href="/facts/Digital_Equipment_Corporation/ztxs6keA">DEC</a> <a href="/facts/VT100/5bQBqBb5">VT100</a> and other <a href="/facts/Computer_terminal/fSlx05qV">computer terminals</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Computer</a> began retailing MacTerminal in July 1984 following the launch of the <a href="/facts/Macintosh_128K/oXlQGVpX">Macintosh 128K</a> in January. MacTerminal was compatible with the original 128K model using Apple's optional 300 or 1200 bit/s external <a href="/facts/Modem/9H0Xwtq0">modem</a> designed for the <a href="/facts/Apple_II/se82CNvK">Apple II</a>, but MacTerminal was not available for <a href="/facts/Development_stage/z4Q4RElA">general release</a> at the 128K's launch date. Apple began bundling MacTerminal with later Macintosh models. </p><p>When Apple Computer, Inc. spawned <a href="/facts/Claris/mvTes8on">Claris</a> in 1987 as its application software division, Claris continued development of most of Apple's major applications, but development of MacTerminal ceased. However, similar functionality was rolled into <a href="/facts/ClarisWorks/0Jl8444t">ClarisWorks</a>' <a href="/facts/Terminal_program/yNfevBJd">terminal program</a>. </p>