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Some Background:
- History: ASCII, Unix and the ASR33
- So, what exactly is a Teletype terminal?
- About This Project
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Getting Connected:
- There are lots of options for connecting a Teletype to a computer.
- I've built some quite simple custom Hardware: electronics to operate the 20mA current-loop, and Firmware: using a Teensy microcontroller for a modern USB connection.
- Connecting to MacOS and to a Raspberry Pi (with some
gettyandterminfoUnix archaeology, and a kernel patch for linux)
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Making It Useful:
- Applications including command-line utilities for the tty user. Includes scripts to print words on papertape, connect to LambdaMoo, print emoji, play zork or Wordle, run state-of-the art language AI, connect to bbs and old mainframes, and more.
- Using CUPS to make the Teletype appear as a network printer.
- ASCII Art using the unique features of an antique hard-copy terminal, including overstrike.
- Paper Tape Art too.
Follow along – and dive in please! – here on GitHub, and @33asr on Twitter. And check out my Etsy store!
The contents of this project are published under the MIT license, let me know what you do with it!