Re: Atari ST as Dumb Terminal
Hello David,
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.
Could someone please point me in the direction of some useful documentation
as
to how to do this. Also does anyone know what software would be required
on
the Atari to be able to do this
As far as software, there is a package called "uniterm" that was
written by a fellow employee at DIGITAL many moons ago. At the
time it was free to employees, but I believe he released it into
the public domain, a few years later. It has "full" VT100, and
even VT102 emulation, and can be configured in a multitude of
ways. I used it all the time when telecommuting back then (in
the good 'ole days).
In any case, if a web search does not turn up anything, I'm sure
I can scrounge up a copy. I would prefer to make sure it's OK
to distribute first, but I'm pretty sure it is out there on the
web in a few places. If my memory serves me correct, .19 was
the final version.
Keep us posted, I've got some STs laying around, and I know at
least one works, so I will probably be getting to this task myself
soon. I'm not sure if a NULL modem will be necessary, I forget all
that stuff. I believe the serial port on the ST is a MODEM port,
which may have 2 signals switched from what a standard serial port
on a linux box expects. I'm sure others can elaborate. I'd
wait until someome confirms this. I do not believe it can cause any
damage, it just won't work. But these days, I tend to take the
safer route when experimenting with my hardware.
Also, somewhat off topic, there is an ST emulator called "STONX"
(ST on X) which I also want to check out soon. I once wrote a
small window system and Motif-like widget set layered on top of
LINEA, and custom device drivers for the MIDI, mouse, and keyboard.
It would be quite amazing if this could actually run on a linux box!
John
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