From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 29058 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2022 23:35:26 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (50.116.15.146) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 13 Sep 2022 23:35:26 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 493C340E6B; Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:35:20 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mcvoy.com (mcvoy.com [192.169.23.250]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFB1B40247 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:35:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mcvoy.com (Postfix, from userid 3546) id 14CDF35E4C4; Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:35:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:35:13 -0700 From: Larry McVoy To: Joseph Holsten Message-ID: <20220913233513.GI1684@mcvoy.com> References: <477dbaa9-d433-471d-a1b9-045ffded634e@www.fastmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Message-ID-Hash: 5CZWY3DCEY3WPROZZEQGSZNWQKYKN64M X-Message-ID-Hash: 5CZWY3DCEY3WPROZZEQGSZNWQKYKN64M X-MailFrom: lm@mcvoy.com X-Mailman-Rule-Misses: dmarc-mitigation; no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; header-match-tuhs.tuhs.org-0; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: segaloco X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [TUHS] Re: DMD 5620 simulator List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Have you ever run a BLIT? It's basically a windowing system over a serial line except the protocol is really smart, it knows that the terminal knows how to do a bunch of stuff. In my opinion, the best serial line terminal ever built. On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 03:29:39PM -0700, Joseph Holsten wrote: > I was wondering why you???d pick this term of all historical terms to emulate. Now I have a terrible urge to try my hand at an ADM-3A. > > Which just reminds me of this teletype 33 ad: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teletype_Model_33_Terminal_June_1974.jpg > > -- > josephholsten.com > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2022, at 16:25, Seth Morabito wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I've recently been improving the AT&T/Teletype DMD 5620 simulator I > > wrote a few years ago. It can now run either the 8;7;3 or 8;7;5 > > firmware. It also now supports executing a local shell or connecting > > directly to a physical or virtual tty device. It runs natively on Linux > > or macOS with X11 or Wayland, but I would love help creating a Windows > > version if you're a Windows programmer (I am an occasional Windows > > user, but I am not at all knowledgeable about Windows programming). > > > > Full details are available here: https://loomcom.com/3b2/dmd5620_emulator.html > > > > The source code is here: https://github.com/sethm/dmd_gtk > > > > Many thanks go to my friend Sark (@crtdude on Twitter) for tracking > > down the 8;7;3 firmware and dumping it for me. I'd also like to thank > > Mike Haertel for helping find bugs, providing feedback, and inspiring > > me to get it working with Research Unix in addition to SVR3. > > > > Feedback, bug reports, and pull requests are all welcome! > > > > -Seth > > -- > > Seth Morabito > > Poulsbo, WA > > web@loomcom.com -- --- Larry McVoy Retired to fishing http://www.mcvoy.com/lm/boat