Open source, stand alone, ASCII terminal project

bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca
Tue Dec 2 20:47:41 CST 2008


Bob Armstrong wrote:
>   I and a couple of other people thought it would be fun to build our own
> stand alone video terminal.  The prototype is a 3x5" PCB that is completely
> self contained - all you need to connect is a VGA monitor, a PS/2 keyboard,
> 12V power, and a RS-232 connection to a host computer of your choice.  The
> idea is that you could easily stick one inside the case of an old VGA
> monitor,
> add a keyboard, and then have an ASCII terminal.  No PC required :-)
>
>   
How does well does it work with SCB6120?
> Bob
>   
PS: while the wrong list, Bob have many people finished the PDP/8 front 
panel
PCB's? I don't plan to since I am going to scoff the switches for a 18 
bit cpld
cpu I am designing.



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