13Using a VT-100 Today https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/using-a-vt-100-today/
#Retrocomputing #Dumbterminal #Vt100
#Retrocomputing #Dumbterminal #Vt100
Using a VT-100 Today
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/29/using-a-vt-100-today/
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Michael KnudsenI've wanted a #vt100 since I found out about them many years ago, and I finally got one.
This one seems to have been built in 1980. It is in dire need of a good cleaning, but it powers on and provides a nice, clean picture. The keyboard seems fully functional. I don't think it has any of the options like current based comms but that's fine.
#Unix #RetroComputing
This one seems to have been built in 1980. It is in dire need of a good cleaning, but it powers on and provides a nice, clean picture. The keyboard seems fully functional. I don't think it has any of the options like current based comms but that's fine.
#Unix #RetroComputing
Leif SamuelssonI found this reply that I made in 1984 to Dennis Ritchie in the net.followup newsgroup. I was at the time lobbying Sun to add 8-bit character set support to the firmware, but they wanted to hold out for a 16-bit system, like the as yet unnamed Unicode. There was eventually an interim solution but my memory of that is a bit foggy.
#Usenet #DennisRitchie #C #Pascal #emacs #VT100 #charactersets #ISO8859 #languages #Swedish #programming #unicode #SunMicrosystems #Värmland
Paul Flo WilliamsI’ve just started disassembling the ROM for Digital’s VT320 terminal, which contains an 8051. I'm using D52 to direct the disassembly. The 8051 has a 16-bit register DPTR, through which you can access either ROM or RAM, which are separate spaces, requiring two symbol tables. The documentation describes a directive "d" which can say, for each opcode address, which symbol table should be searched. Except ... it doesn't work. So, to fix D52 before the real job! #retrocomputing #VT100 #VT320
Rui CarmoAnother thing I thought should exist: a #vt100 terminal emulation library for #Golang that allows you to do session replays and captures - and that you can use in #WASM, too: https://github.com/rcarmo/go-te
phookyHey, DEC enthusiasts-- I have a blown power supply from a VT102 sitting on a shelf. I haven't been able to diagnose it and I'm unlikely to do so in the future. Is anyone interested in taking it for parts? Happy to ship it within the US.
amen zwa, esq.Given the opportunity, I would, with alacrity, revert to using #Emacs via a #VT100 on a #VAX-11/780 running #4.3BSD. I dare say there is much good that could be done with that setup—especially in today's #AI age.
It is not that I detest modernity, but that I adore #simplicity.
Wintermute_BBSAfter some time off the console I have been looking for some games for my RC2014 to enjoy over the holidays.
Surprised and delighted to find a game by @kianryan, "In the dark", released roughly three years ago.
It's a rogue like dungeon-crawler not unlinke NetHack. Maybe you'd like to give it a try?
