1 Nov
2007
1 Nov
'07
4:23 p.m.
At 3:43 PM -0700 11/1/07, David Griffith wrote:
I'm thinking of a device about the size of a couple
CD jewel cases that
has two serial ports, a ps/2 or usb port, VGA port, power jack, and
perhaps a JTAG header concealed within. This device is a regular RS232
serial terminal. Plug in a monitor, keyboard, and something talking rs232
and you're ready to go. Inside there would be a microprocessor, some ram,
some flash, and an FPGA to take care of glue logic and talking to the VGA
port. The FPGA would be loaded with the digital schematics of a
particular terminal and its firmware, for instance, a Wyse 85 or 99GT (my
favorites). That would get you most of the usual emulations.
How hard would it be to create something like this? How much would it
cost?
Just buy an HP Think Client. Older models show up on eBay for ~$100.
Out of curiousity, does anyone have experience with the HP Thin
Clients? I've been thinking about getting either a VT525 or one of
the HP Thin Clients.
BTW, from where I'm sitting the most important thing is how such a
device handles the keyboard, I need the keypad to act right when I'm
in VMS.
Zane
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