This 7-bit monochrome field terminal was designed by Ampex as a replacement for the older AM-60 terminal. The AM-60 was the first terminal officially from Alpha Micro. It contained special firmware for Alpha Micro compatible operation, such as:
| • | 132 column support |
| • | Box drawing and fill |
| • | Box scroll |
The ZTERM 2000 emulation of the AM-62A adds a number of special features not present on the real terminal:
| • | 8-bit character support |
| • | Enhanced box commands |
| • | Mouse position reporting |
| • | ZTERM 2000 specific commands |
| • | Ability to redefine background and foreground colors |