29 Nov
2002
29 Nov
'02
6:04 a.m.
On Nov 29, 17:00, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Just out of interest, how many people here over the
age of - shall we say
twelve - have got a Cybiko? From the photos I've seen it would make a
nice
portable terminal, but it looks a bit
"kiddy". Nothing a can of Humbrol
spray-on matt enamel paint and matching varnish wouldn't cure, though.
After some of the posts here, I'm seriously thinking of getting one. Can
anyone tell me what the screen resolution is (chars x lines) if I use it as
a terminal?
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
29 Nov
29 Nov
6:32 a.m.
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Peter Turnbull wrote:
I found a site that offers a VT100 emulator for it.
The original model (which is now selling for 25$US on Amazon.com), has
the following specs:
32bit, 11MHz Hitachi H8S/2246; a 4MHz Amtel AT90S2313; 512KB of RAM, LCD
display of 160x100 pixels, an RF2915 transceiver, RS232 serial port. The
RF communication specs are that it operates in the frequency of
902-928MHz. It supports 30 digital channels, with rates of 19200
bps/channel. The range is 150ft indoors, and 300ft outdoors. And it
mentions a "max on-line Cybiko computers" of 3000 (100 units on each of
30 channels). My impression that each unit can communicate
simultaneouly with that number of other units.
This information was found near the end (pg 46 or 47) of their online
guide: http://www.cybiko.com/guide/guide.pdf
The newer Xtreme (gah!) model has more RAM, a faster main processor, and
a USB port (I don't see an RS232 port mentioned.)
http://www.cybikoxtreme.com/support/specs.asp
-brian.
On Nov 29, 17:00, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Just out of
interest, how many people here over the age of - shall we say
twelve - have got a Cybiko? From the photos I've seen it would make a nice
portable terminal, but it looks a bit "kiddy". Nothing a can of Humbrol
spray-on matt enamel paint and matching varnish wouldn't cure, though.
After some of the posts here, I'm seriously thinking of getting one. Can
anyone tell me what the screen resolution is (chars x lines) if I use it as
a terminal?
6:39 a.m.
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
I found a site that offers a VT100 emulator for it.
I forgot to include the urls:
VTTerm v1.2: http://www.devrs.com/cybiko/files/vtterm.zip
Cybiko Dev site: http://www.devrs.com/cybiko/
Rather off-topic for the list, but the Cybikos are very cool considering
how inexpensive they are, especially given their features. Though I
wish they weren't so damned ugly.
-brian.
7:16 a.m.
Peter Turnbull wrote:
After some of the posts here, I'm seriously
thinking of getting one.
Can anyone tell me what the screen resolution is (chars x lines) if I
use it as a terminal?
160x120 pixels, 4 greyscales per pixel. You'd probably be
able to get 32x16
or 24x10 depending on how readable you wanted the text to be.
FYI, O2 aren't the only company that sell these - Argos have the Cybikos for
?29.99, catalogue number 360/8605. Listed as "Colour may vary". Oh dear.
Later.
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Phil.
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