On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:19 AM, tony duell <a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > [HP Palmtops, 95LX etc] >> Oh those look pretty good; I love the terminal emulator in ROM; >> doesn't even need an OS, switch it on and it works; that's one of the >> things I'm after. Shame about the rather nasty looking monochrome LCD > > Actually, there is an OS -- MS-DOS -- and it's in ROM too. Along with a text > editor, address book thingy, HP financial calculator (19B-II a-like, it does > have a > 4 level stack RPN mode) and Lotus 1-2-3. I've never needed to use an > application > other than the ones in ROM on these machines. > > The terminal emulator has a VT100 mode (which seems to work reasonably > well). And plain text, Xmodem and kermit file transfers. I've used it to > download > a file from one machine, then carry the palmtop to a different room and upload > said file to a different machine if it would be impractical to run a cable. > > It is certainly a machine worth considering even if it doesn't meet all your > requirements at the moment... > > -tony
These are the best bet I've seen for serial terminals so far: http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=25 Just stick one to the back of a small LCD screen and I'm in business. But on closer inspection the site shows "out of stock". I'll email; maybe they'll do another batch. Or does anyone know someone who has stock? And I'm still left with the need for something for 3270... Useful thread though; all kinds of interesting things coming out of the woodwork :-) Mike
