diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index 0caad69f974..6acbb7c32ee 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -4014,6 +4014,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/tavernie.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/tecnbras.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/telex274.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/telex277d.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/terak.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/terco.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/terminal.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/telex277d.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/telex277d.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c4b01864fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/telex277d.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:AJR
+/************************************************************************************************************
+
+    Skeleton driver for Telex 277/D IBM 3277-compatible coaxial terminal.
+
+************************************************************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/i8085/i8085.h"
+#include "machine/i8155.h"
+
+class telex277d_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	telex277d_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag)
+		, m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+		, m_chargen(*this, "chargen")
+	{
+	}
+
+	void telex277d(machine_config &config);
+
+private:
+	void mem_map(address_map &map);
+	void io_map(address_map &map);
+
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+	required_region_ptr<u8> m_chargen;
+};
+
+
+void telex277d_state::mem_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x0000, 0x1fff).rom().region("program", 0);
+	map(0x4000, 0x47ff).ram();
+	map(0x8000, 0x80ff).rw("ramio", FUNC(i8155_device::memory_r), FUNC(i8155_device::memory_w));
+}
+
+void telex277d_state::io_map(address_map &map)
+{
+	map(0x80, 0x87).rw("ramio", FUNC(i8155_device::io_r), FUNC(i8155_device::io_w));
+}
+
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START(telex277d)
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+
+void telex277d_state::telex277d(machine_config &config)
+{
+	I8085A(config, m_maincpu, 6.144_MHz_XTAL);
+	m_maincpu->set_addrmap(AS_PROGRAM, &telex277d_state::mem_map);
+	m_maincpu->set_addrmap(AS_IO, &telex277d_state::io_map);
+
+	I8155(config, "ramio", 6.144_MHz_XTAL / 2);
+}
+
+
+ROM_START(telex277d) // D8085A, P8155. bank of 8 dips between these 2 chips. Xtals on cpu board = 6.144,14.286MHz; Xtal on video board = 16.414
+	ROM_REGION(0x2000, "program", 0)
+	ROM_LOAD("15834.bin", 0x0000, 0x0800, CRC(364602ed) SHA1(574b1052ab000cfb9e7f194454de65f5255c250e))
+	ROM_LOAD("15835.bin", 0x0800, 0x0800, CRC(b587d005) SHA1(de38b1dcbb871dc5f7dcbc177dfcbc25ecc743c4))
+	ROM_LOAD("15836.bin", 0x1000, 0x0800, CRC(33a7179f) SHA1(c4b2a8f9d2b3e2f97c7d9b5458cad314fc8c79c1))
+	ROM_LOAD("15837.bin", 0x1800, 0x0800, CRC(6d726662) SHA1(cff3ea2f06b802b94acfb780014d0e389cb61c42))
+
+	ROM_REGION(0x0400, "chargen", 0)
+	ROM_LOAD("15181_font.bin", 0x0000, 0x0400, CRC(2a7abd0b) SHA1(4456723c59307671dd0615723e6439f6532df531))
+ROM_END
+
+COMP(1979, telex277d, 0, 0, telex277d, telex277d, telex277d_state, empty_init, "Telex Computer Products", "Telex 277-D Display Terminal (Model 2)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON)
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/terminal.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/terminal.cpp
index c69afd2db6b..618e97de484 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/terminal.cpp
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ ROM_START( teleguide ) // order unknown // i8051, i8031 (layout very similar to
 	ROM_LOAD( "module_19315-051_349-01173.bin",    0x20000, 0x08000, CRC(29c4b49d) SHA1(9bf37616eb130cb6bf86954b4a4952ea99d43ce8) )
 ROM_END
 
-ROM_START( telex277d ) // D8085A, P8155. bank of 8 dips between these 2 chips. Xtals on cpu board = 6.144,14.286MHz; Xtal on video board = 16.414
-	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", 0 )
-	ROM_LOAD( "15834.bin",    0x0000, 0x0800, CRC(364602ed) SHA1(574b1052ab000cfb9e7f194454de65f5255c250e) )
-	ROM_LOAD( "15835.bin",    0x0800, 0x0800, CRC(b587d005) SHA1(de38b1dcbb871dc5f7dcbc177dfcbc25ecc743c4) )
-	ROM_LOAD( "15836.bin",    0x1000, 0x0800, CRC(33a7179f) SHA1(c4b2a8f9d2b3e2f97c7d9b5458cad314fc8c79c1) )
-	ROM_LOAD( "15837.bin",    0x1800, 0x0800, CRC(6d726662) SHA1(cff3ea2f06b802b94acfb780014d0e389cb61c42) )
-
-	ROM_REGION( 0x0400, "chargen", 0 )
-	ROM_LOAD( "15181_font.bin", 0x0000, 0x0400, CRC(2a7abd0b) SHA1(4456723c59307671dd0615723e6439f6532df531) )
-ROM_END
-
 
 /* Driver */
 
@@ -114,4 +103,3 @@ COMP( 1992, loewed,    0,      0,      terminal, terminal, terminal_state, empty
 COMP( 1988, loewe715,  0,      0,      terminal, terminal, terminal_state, empty_init, "Loewe",              "Multicom 715L",          MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
 COMP( 1987, 7951om,    0,      0,      terminal, terminal, terminal_state, empty_init, "Mera-Elzab",         "7951om",                 MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
 COMP( 1992, teleguide, 0,      0,      terminal, terminal, terminal_state, empty_init, "Loewe / Televerket", "Teleguide",              MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
-COMP( 1979, telex277d, 0,      0,      terminal, terminal, terminal_state, empty_init, "Telex",              "Telex 277-D",            MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 34b53922b7f..1e0cb3344db 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -37619,6 +37619,9 @@ tekxp330                        //
 @source:telex274.cpp
 telex274                        //
 
+@source:telex277d.cpp
+telex277d                       // Telex 1979
+
 @source:tempest.cpp
 tempest                         // 136002           (c) 1980
 tempest1                        // 136002           (c) 1980
@@ -37639,7 +37642,6 @@ alcat258                        //
 loewe715                        //
 loewed                          //
 teleguide                       //
-telex277d                       // Telex 1979
 
 @source:terracre.cpp
 amatelas                        // (c) 1986
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.flt b/src/mame/mess.flt
index 6706dd8a41f..81419f643b9 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.flt
+++ b/src/mame/mess.flt
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ tek410x.cpp
 tek440x.cpp
 tekxp33x.cpp
 telex274.cpp
+telex277d.cpp
 terak.cpp
 terco.cpp
 terminal.cpp