[geeks] ICYMI - Model 15 TTY as Linux term

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 15 10:51:36 CDT 2020


Over at Hackaday they have a great video where a guy built an arduino
interface that converts 60ma loop to serial and 5 bit Baudot to 8 bit ASCII to
allow him to log into a Linux box from the 45.5 baud Model 15 TTY.

I was impressed with his choice of project cases - he used plastic outlet
boxes and faceplates which he drilled for connectors and indicators. I was
also amazed how slow 45.5 baud is - I started my  Computing life on a 110 baud
Model 33 teletype with an acoustic coupler modem, I forgot how slow it was...

Link:
https://hackaday.com/2020/04/15/logging-into-linux-with-a-1930s-teletype/#mor
e-408110

Ken (Lionel)


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