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I really want a little adapter that can plug into a monitor to make it a dumb terminal. Instantly on, no full OS, just a VT100 or something. I've looked into i
by Pet_Ant 1y ago
I really want a little adapter that can plug into a monitor to make it a dumb terminal. Instantly on, no full OS, just a VT100 or something.
I've looked into it with a PiZero and some HATs but I'd like something made by smarter people. This would be perfect for that.
Ideally just some dip-switchs to set the terminal to emulate and set the display resolution.
- ldemailly 1y agoThen what would you do? serial port? ssh? what is your terminal connected to if you don’t have an OS?
- Pet_Ant 1y agoSerial port or serial port over "ethernet"[1] (technically it's 8p8c[2]). My router doesn't have a video port, but it does have a dummy terminal port. I had to scrounge a video card for my server to set it up, but it does have a serial port [3]. So that would have been nice. Also would be nice for a modern remake of dumb terminal with abandoned monitors. [1] https://www.cabling-design.com/references/pinouts/EIA-TIA-561.shtml https://www.cabling-design.com/references/pinouts/EIA-TIA-56... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C [3] https://serverfault.com/a/529159 https://serverfault.com/a/529159