On Sep 10, 2018, at 12:18, Al Kossow wrote:
> As sad as it sounds, I'm thinking now it may make sense to gut the
> electronics and just use the case, lcd
> and kb to make a dumb terminal. At least then you don't have to screw around
> with serial dongles.
This makes me wonder how much serial
On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 11:09, Huw Davies via cctalk
wrote:
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> I think if I was in need of a portable vt100 terminal I’d use either my
> Raspad
> (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/35410622/raspad-raspberry-pi-tablet-for-your-creative-proje/posts)
> for full out Geek mode or (far more
> On 11 Sep 2018, at 18:23, Liam Proven via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 at 21:02, Ali via cctalk wrote:
>
>> p.s. The caveat is of course if you get something like the Gemini. That
>> looks like a very nice machine but at 599 British pounds I rather get a Sony
>> UX series
> Oh, yes, for a terminal emulator, it's total overkill.
> It's Android but it runs Linux, so it's a
> decent-keyboard-equipped totally flexible device which will talk to
> pretty much anything ever.
I am in complete agreement on this which is why I also suggested the Sony UX
series (e.g.
does, by any chance, anyone happen to have the tektronix tekxpress
v8.1 firmware for their xp4xx terminals?
Il giorno mar 11 set 2018 alle ore 10:23 Liam Proven via cctalk
ha scritto:
>
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 at 21:02, Ali via cctalk wrote:
>
> > p.s. The caveat is of course if you get something
On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 at 21:02, Ali via cctalk wrote:
> p.s. The caveat is of course if you get something like the Gemini. That looks
> like a very nice machine but at 599 British pounds I rather get a Sony UX
> series and have a real PC or the HP LX200. The key, at least for me, is
> finding a
On 9/10/18 12:02 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
>finding a no name Android tablet w/ the basics that runs Android 7 or above at
>that $50 to $75 price point.
>
As sad as it sounds, I'm thinking now it may make sense to gut the electronics
and just use the case, lcd
and kb to make a dumb
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hewlett-Packard-HP-100LX-Palmtop-PC-with-CF-
> card-PCMCIA-adaptor-instructions/392120231070
>
> It's $30 more than your android device -- I don't know if that falls
> into the category of "ridiculously expensive" or not. I see them sell
> between $50 and $125 fairly
On 9/10/2018 10:35 AM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
If you want a small, portable, battery-powered terminal, get an HPLX
palmtop (95, 100 or 200). Runs for weeks or months on two AA batteries.
The HPLX palmtops have a VT100 emulation. I have not had a need to use
it, but Tony has and perhaps can
> If you want a small, portable, battery-powered terminal, get an HPLX
> palmtop (95, 100 or 200). Runs for weeks or months on two AA batteries.
> The HPLX palmtops have a VT100 emulation. I have not had a need to use
> it, but Tony has and perhaps can comment on its fidelity to the real
> thing.
On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Robert Feldman via cctalk
wrote:
> If you want a small, portable, battery-powered terminal, get an HPLX palmtop
> (95, 100 or 200). Runs for weeks or months on two AA batteries. The HPLX
> palmtops have a VT100 emulation. I have not had a need to use it, but
> How hard is it to add a serial port to a "smartphone"?
Fred,
Take a look at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kai_morich.serial_usb_termi
nal=en_US
I am sure there are others out there as well...
-Ali
On 9/9/2018 2:27 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
TI Silent 700 was the standard for decades.
And, it was one of the uses that popularized the Radio Shack Model 100
(also the other kyocera variants, and the Epson HC20/HX20)
TDDs (Telecommunication Device fpor the Deaf) included many portable
Portable?
I've got a Micon terminal here that probably was about the smallest
practical terminal made in the 1970s. LED display (15 segment, I think),
31 key keyboard (numbers and punctuation are entered with the shift key.
Basically, 26 alphabetic keys, space, shift, shift lock, control and
TI Silent 700 was the standard for decades.
And, it was one of the uses that popularized the Radio Shack Model 100
(also the other kyocera variants, and the Epson HC20/HX20)
TDDs (Telecommunication Device fpor the Deaf) included many portable ones,
mostly using "Baudot"/"Murray"/CCITT-2
what is the date? Would have been a wonderful device for a journalist to
connect to a mainframe with... Ed#
In a message dated 9/8/2018 11:25:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
Data General made a nifty and flexible terminal called "Walkabout". It
we (at http://www.downthebunker.xyz) are developing a project that is
a portable vt100 in laptop shape.
done with modern components, essentially it's an FPGA + LVDS circuit
to drive the LCD
the chassis will be manufactured by laser-cutting plastic planes, then
assembled with glue.
it's not yet a
Data General made a nifty and flexible terminal called "Walkabout". It
had 32kb of internal memory one could use to take notes on the move. It
ran on a 12volt wall wart which charged an onboard nicad battery.
The lcd screen is not backlit but it was useable in most any light.
The sliders on
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