25 Aug
2012
25 Aug
'12
5:03 p.m.
In article <CAALmim=MRg2G+2tzz4u4SpPwedG-buJz9gndea2enz3TjPzsCg at mail.gmail.com>,
Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> writes:
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Richard <legalize
at xmission.com> wrote:
I would think that a modern terminal emulator would be a small box that:
- used USB for keyboard and/or mouse
- used VGA or HDMI output to a monitor for display
- supported true DTR/CTS handshaking
- open source hardware design and firmware
- 9V wall wart supply
- SD card for storage/printer capture
The whole thing should fit in a project box not much larger than one
needed to mount the various connectors, with the DB-25 one being the
biggest.
If the microcontroller has enough firmware and memory storage, you
could even emulate 80s graphics terminals like the Tek 4105.
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There have been terminal emulators built out of
an ATmega chip and using
an oscilloscope for the display.
<https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9306>
I built the Dutchtronix predecessor to that. Much fun. I think it
was my first embedded ATmega kit, back before Arduino was everywhere.