Jour 30 : Vintage
Vieux terminal informatique à écran cathodique #VT510 de chez #DigitalEquipment
⌨️📺 The DEC VT510 is a model from the final series of Digital's "classic" terminals. It supports displaying 53 lines and speeds up to 115200 bit/s.
#computermuseum #computerhistory #slovenia #ljubljana #softwareheritage #digitalheritage #nostalgia #nostalgie #nostalgi #retrocomputing #VT510 #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing
@dpflug @ajroach42 @beto Here are photos of my #vt510 in action.
1) The login prompt to the Raspberry Pi it's connected to.
2) Reading debian-devel in #mu4e in #Emacs.
3) Browsing this thread in toot.
4) The #DEC #vt510 was their first terminal to accept a PC keyboard with a PS/2 port. Here I have an IBM clicky keyboard hooked up, because I never liked the DEC layout. Also on the vt510, I can remap keys, so ctrl is where it is supposed to be - left of A.
@kelbot I find it's a whole different mindset doing things on my #DEC #vt510. I think more carefully about what I type (due to slow display speed). I don't multitask as much (even with GNU screen). In some ways, I get more done because it's focus mode.
Cool retro term probably isn't exactly the same there, but maybe it's enough of a different sort of feel to trigger some similar differences?
Pictures from "another happy customer" of the #RunCPM #Pico version, but here serial connected to a #DEC #VT510 #terminal ;)
#ThrowbackThursday, I had fun putting together the #PiDP11 kit and playing some #ColossalCaveAdventure. I would like to hook up my #VT510. Not period correct, it's what I have on hand. For now it sits behind my desk with its beautiful #BlinkenLights.
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Introducing Fast, Ordered Unixy #Queues over #NNCP and #Syncthing with #Filespooler: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108387639329271399
"#Modem World" and modern communities that span interests: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108546787833118936
Why do I feel drawn to work from my #DEC #vt510 #terminal? Does it have advantages over my 27" LCD GUI? https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108898543787831520
Growing up through the #PC and #Internet revolution in #rural America: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108909211718813036
I am happy to finally introduce Fast, Ordered Unixy Queues over NNCP and Syncthing with Filespooler - see my blog post here: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10368-fast-ordered-unixy-queues-over-nncp-and-syncthing-with-filespooler #asynchronous #queue handling over #Syncthing, #NNCP, #S3, or many others. Written in #Rust.
@jgoerzen 7/ So here I sit at my #vt510, using all those programs, without distractions. It is more direct, this way. My screen to yours. No alerts popping up, tabs cluttering my screen, windows with other stuff to the side. Just one terminal, to which I give my full attention, which I sometimes have to wait on. And that's OK, because sometimes being slow and focused is better than being productive. /end #eveningthoughts
John Goerzen
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