That's a good idea... I use a NUC as a storage server. I will set up a LaddieAlpha instance on the NUC.
Between the cable on the USB serial interface and the 6 foot null modem cable I've got (Fry's had a female DB25 to male DE9 null modem cable. Handy.), I have like 18 feet of cord... that will reach anywhere in my room I'm likely to use my machines. Tom Wilson [email protected] (619)940-6311 K6ABZ On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 5:51 PM Joshua O'Keefe <[email protected]> wrote: > I finally got around to playing with LaddieAlpha today. I had been > putting it off and sticking to dlplus as the runtime requirement for Mono > was a bit off-putting for a UNIX bigot like myself. But eventually I > wanted access to directories. > > I like to leave my TPDD emulator up and running at all times on the > storage server in my home office so I can plug in at any time, save my > stuff, and have everything committed into my ZFS storage pool. Leaving > something up and running at all times on a Linux box calls for > containerization, so... > > The secret sauce for running LaddieAlpha on a Linux box in a docker > container without having to figure out a bunch of Mono stuff that's outside > my wheelhouse and not something I want installed on the server itself > anyway. > > 1. I assume you store things in your home directory. For me, the TPDD > stash is in ~/model100/stash > > 2. I assume you're willing to leave the LaddieAlpha.EXE in your home > directory. I stuck mine in ~/model100/LaddieAlpha.EXE > > 3. I assume you already have the ability to run docker containers. > > 4. The magic: > > $ docker run -d --name "laddiealpha" --device=/dev/ttyUSB0 -v > "$(pwd)":/mnt frolvlad/alpine-mono sh -c " cd /mnt/stash && mono > /mnt/LaddieAlpha.EXE /dev/ttyUSB0 6" > > 5. Enjoy! >
