27 Aug
2012
27 Aug
'12
1:03 a.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of mc68010
Sent: 27 August 2012 03:27
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: LPC1768 tiny terminal emulator
On 8/26/2012 7:12 PM, Al Kossow wrote:
http://kernelhacks.blogspot.com/2012/06/arch-linux-on-wm8650-netbook.h
Old Pentium Laptops can also be a nightmare. I quite like some of the older
thin terminals like the NEOWARE. These are pretty cheap:-
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230835650095
and if you tweak the software they can be made very dumb. They actually have
a serial port but I have never tried to use one to connect to a real system.
Also watch if you want 3270 software as some have it and some don't.
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
On 8/26/12 10:08 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/190702111630
>
> for example, is $75 (incl shipping) for a whole computer
with 7" LCD
>
> What I was looking for was something really small to lug
around when
I have to
stick
something on a serial port in the back of a rack. Looks like this
will work just fine
with a USB serial dongle.
here are the instructions for installing Linux on it
tml
Those generic USB to serial dongles are a nightmare when working with
old gear. If you just need a terminal grab an old Pentium
laptop with a
real DB9 serial port. It will save you headaches and a
possible point of
failure. Cost even less too.