Re: Atari ST as Dumb Terminal
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> Hi all,
>
> I wish to connect my old Atari ST to my linux box running slink with a serial
> cable and use it basically as a dumb terminal.
Fair enough.
> Could someone please point me in the direction of some useful documentation as
> to how to do this.
This is the relevant portion of /etc/inittab on my workstation:
[...]
T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
[...]
Dont forget to restart init ('kill -1 1', or just reboot if that's less
harrowing) when you're done. It won't work otherwise.
> Also does anyone know what software would be required on the Atari to
> be able to do this
On the Atari, all you need is a program that speaks VT100 (or ANSI or VT52
or VT220 or...) over the serial port. Something that can use the modem
will work just fine; I like to user kermit (don't know if it's available
on an Atari). Just make sure that the terminal program is set for:
* 8 bits
* no parity
* 1 stop bit
* the baud rate matches what you have in /etc/inittab.
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"There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the
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