20 May
2012
20 May
'12
11:11 p.m.
So I finally got my VT220 put back together! I have one I saved from the dumpster from a
plant floor,
but it was incredibly filthy. I disassembled it, cleaned it thoroughly, and put it back
together (over a
duration of 6+ months), and amazingly it still works! So, I had to hook it up to my
MacBook Air, just
for fun. Works like a charm, but characters on the left seem slightly fuzzier then
others. Maybe that's
just because I've been staring at the razor-sharp screens on my MacBook and iPhone too
long, and
the fact that this thing's 26 years old, but is there a way to sharpen them up a bit?
Even if not, it's still darn funny to have a physical terminal on my MacBook!
Thanks!
-Ben