Open source, stand alone, ASCII terminal project

[Jules Richardson]

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 :-)

Hmm, I don't suppose NTSC TV is good enough to offer 80x25 text on a TV set, 
is it? That'd be rather useful as a way of sneaking a terminal into the lounge :-)

> Enough firmware finished now to be a functional VT220 clone

Including vomit-inducing smooth scroll? :-)

Nice work, anyway - I may well be interested in one when I eventually get all 
my kit shipped over here, depending on whether I bring my VT220 over or not.

cheers

Jules