Actually the VT-52 is all there, and it was my bad for downloading a ZIP instead of using git (I thought the vcd directory was missing, but it was a git submodule (e.g. git submodule update --init etc.).
[image: foo.png] On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:04 AM r cs <secri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve: > > Very interesting! Are you familiar with the work of Lars Brinkhoff? > https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator > > His work stands up an 8080 emulator on Linux and then runs the actual ROMs > for the VT-100 (no AVO) and VT-52. The VT-100 is beautiful! > > It just so happens I was just filing an issue that the vt52 build didn't > work for want of a directory with certain file(s) when I saw your message. > However he is still very active on Github, so I anticipate that issue will > get corrected when he has time. > > Thank you also for your numerous efforts! At some point I need to upgrade > my REX herd (6 of the original REX and standalone CP/M kits, but haven't > gone to your latest products yet). > > Regards, > rcs > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 8:45 AM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> After quite a bit of searching I finally found what I was looking for. >> >> This is in regards to the poorly named VT100 function that is included in >> REX#. >> I should have named it VT52 (sort of). >> >> The Model 100 treats it's screen like a terminal, in a way. There are >> control codes that mimic much of the VT52, except for a handful of custom >> codes. >> So, the DVI also obeyed these control codes. >> >> The MVT100 video adapter, that works with REX# to enable an external >> video solution for 80x24, also uses these codes to control the screen. >> >> An alternative to external video is to find a way to send the video >> characters over serial to a PC, and using the PC as a "DVI" (for the video >> portion anyways). >> >> I've been searching for a shortcut to developing such a "VT52 terminal", >> to which I could add the special M100 control codes, and thereby have >> another option for 80x24 video. >> >> I found it. Here is the project I am going to port. >> >> https://github.com/kgober/VT52 >> >> It is a VT52 terminal emulator written in C#, and compilable in Visual >> Studio. I've been able to install the tools and been able to compile it. >> >> So, I'm off now on a tangent to make a Windows (10) dotNET based >> application. >> >> I don't know if this will be portable to linux in any way, but lets see >> how this goes. >> >> ..Steve >> >> >> >> > > -- > *Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. *[Irish Gaelic] > (There is no fireside like your own fireside.) > > > -- *Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. *[Irish Gaelic] (There is no fireside like your own fireside.)
