Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
On 2020-07-02 04:06, Tony Nicholson wrote: On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:24 AM James W. Laferriere mailto:bab...@baby-dragons.com>> wrote: Hello Bob , On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, Bob Eager wrote: > xterm works extremely well if set up right. Following up on your note above , Would You or someone please post a URL for the proper setup of xterm to emulate say a vt240/vt340/... (ie: a color enabled terminal) ? Or even the equivalent DecTerm color output ... xterm by default understands colors using the ANSI sequences that were eventually defined for this. Even when you are pretending to be a VT100. Tia , JimL Jim, For xterm, these are the .Xdefaults entries I have on my Mac Mini - [...] And it's worth pointing out that these are X resources. Just placing them in a file does not by itself make them apply. You might have some components run when you start that would load these resources, but then again they might not. You can always load such resources by hand, by giving "xrdb -load " My resources looks like this: *.vt100.decTerminalID: 220 *.vt100.c132: true *.vt100.saveLines: 1000 *.ptyInitialErase: true *.backarrowKeyIsErase: true *.backarrowKey: false *.sunKeyboard: true *.rightScrollBar: true xterm.vt100.activeIcon: false xterm.vt100.multiScroll: true local.utmpInhibit: false local.title: Terminal local.vt100.loginShell: false local.vt100.scrollBar: true remote.utmpInhibit: false remote.title: Terminal remote.vt100.loginShell: true remote.vt100.scrollBar: true xunix.utmpInhibit: true xunix.title: Xunix terminal xunix.vt100.loginShell: false xunix.vt100.scrollBar: true rsx.utmpInhibit: true rsx.title: RSX terminal rsx.vt100.loginShell: false rsx.vt100.scrollBar: true rsx.sunKeyboard: true vms.utmpInhibit: true vms.title: VMS terminal vms.vt100.loginShell: false vms.vt100.scrollBar: true And this is what I use on my MAC. And then I start xterm with: xterm +sf +sp -aw -ut -132 -ti vt220 -sb -sl 500 -name rsx & Which then uses the resources named rsx.* And wildcard matching means that things that start with *... are of course applicable, but later entries override the earlier ones, if applicable. (And yes, I have some duplication of information and it could be cleaned up some. The file have evolved over 30 years...) Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: b...@softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh (and line printer/dot matrix printer emulation)
For those on windows, free CryptoTerm is also a great terminal emulator for VT and TN emulations. Also, if running Hercules, see MVSOPS by Andrew Gadsby. https://mvs.gadsby.me.uk It is a full free facility for MVS, and now also can capture automatically VMS printouts. Soon his version will offer different fonts for different printers. Johan Timothy Stark schreef op 2020-07-01 19:55: > Yes that is right. I have MAME software too. That emulates a lot more than > just arcades including UNIX workstations and terminals. There are some dot > matrix printer emulation like MPS-802, etc. > > SecureCRT do not emulates ReGIS commands for graphics. I have some progems > need ReGIS emulation. There is VT240 emulation on MAME support ReGIS > graphics. We discussed about VT340 terminal emulation and dumping firmware a > few years ago but they did not implement VT340 emulation on MAME. Also, > there is VT420 firmware available for terminal emulation but they had not > implemented that yet. Also they need to implement VT125 emulation since there > are VT125 firmware images on the Internet. > > Also I found LA210 technical manuals and schematics that emulate Epson MX80 > printer but uses 8085A processor instead of 8048 processor (in MX80 printer). > I was looking for LA210 firmwares but had not find them yet. > > I have a copy of Epson MX80 firmwares and technical manual for implementing > printer emulation. > > I discovered Hercules studio's printer emulation that produces PDF files. > Take a look on http://www.softdevlabs.com/hercprt.html > > Also I found older version of Hercules studio source codes that includes > hercprt module on SourceForge. > > I think that printer emulation implementation is needed for SIMH emulator for > line printer, dot matrix printer, etc. > > FROM: Simh ON BEHALF OF Patrick Finnegan > SENT: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:07 PM > TO: SIMH > SUBJECT: Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 12:37 Dan Gahlinger wrote: > >> or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and >> options. >> >> free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. >> >> it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh >> >> MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the >> roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that >> need it. >> >> don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. > > MAME emulates a lot more than you think, including various workstations and > terminals. Just like simh emulates more than just DEC hardware. > > http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/sysset.php > > Also, Peter said he's using Linux. Idk why everyone is trying to suggest > Windows terminal emulators to him. There's a lot better VT terminal emulators > than Putty and SecureCRT on Linux. > > Pat > ___ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:24 AM James W. Laferriere wrote: > Hello Bob , > > On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, Bob Eager wrote: > > xterm works extremely well if set up right. > > Following up on your note above , Would You or someone please > post a > URL for the proper setup of xterm to emulate say a vt240/vt340/... (ie: a > color > enabled terminal) ? > Or even the equivalent DecTerm color output ... > > Tia , JimL > Jim, For xterm, these are the .Xdefaults entries I have on my Mac Mini - XTerm*VT100*c132: True XTerm*VT100*Font: 7x14 XTerm*scrollBar:True XTerm*background: black XTerm*foreground: green XTerm*customization:-color XTerm*decTerminalID:220 XTerm*utf8: 0 I use this with a full-sized Apple keyboard and it just works. In the past I used a shell script to tweak various key mappings. The xterm FAQ site at https://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm.faq.html has further explanations and a sample of the script you can adapt for your keyboard as required. Tony ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Hello Bob , On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, Bob Eager wrote: xterm works extremely well if set up right. Following up on your note above , Would You or someone please post a URL for the proper setup of xterm to emulate say a vt240/vt340/... (ie: a color enabled terminal) ? Or even the equivalent DecTerm color output ... Tia , JimL -- +-+ | James W. Laferriere| SystemTechniques | Give me VMS | | Network & System Engineer | 3237 Holden Road | Give me Linux | | j...@system-techniques.com | Fairbanks, AK. 99709 | only on AXP | +-+ ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
On 2020-07-01 21:08, Bob Eager wrote: xterm works extremely well if set up right. So far, xterm is the only one I've used that actually works correctly. Even putty does some things wrong. (That said, the terminal program coming with Pathworks (the name escapes me), might also be good enough, from what I gather, but since I don't really use Windows much, it's mostly irrelevant for me). Johnny On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 16:37:24 + Dan Gahlinger wrote: or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and options. free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that need it. don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. as per mame maybe you could be confusing "rom" with "firmware" mame emulating a VT terminal makes zero sense. Dan From: Simh on behalf of Hittner, David T [US] (MS) Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:17:47 AM To: Peter Allan ; Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to work with SIMH? What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? From: Simh On Behalf Of Peter Allan Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM To: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh Hi folks, I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to each other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only picked up MAME two days ago. I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian 10.1. Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I also have a set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html and https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, but it describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My vt220 ROM does work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 to enter setup', nothing happens. I have also got the impression that some of the command line options for mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web may no longer be accurate. So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me exact instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply failing to do something that will become obvious with hindsight. My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also have Debian 10.1 available. I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. Cheers Peter Allan ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: b...@softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
xterm works extremely well if set up right. On Wed, 1 Jul 2020 16:37:24 + Dan Gahlinger wrote: > or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control > and options. free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. > > it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh > > MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or > use the roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game > machines that need it. don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. > > as per mame maybe you could be confusing "rom" with "firmware" > > mame emulating a VT terminal makes zero sense. > > Dan > > From: Simh on behalf of Hittner, > David T [US] (MS) Sent: Wednesday, July 1, > 2020 11:17:47 AM To: Peter Allan ; Simh > Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: Re: > [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh > > > Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to > work with SIMH? > > > > What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? > > > > From: Simh On Behalf Of Peter Allan > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM > To: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List > Subject: EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT > terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to > each other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only > picked up MAME two days ago. > > > > I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian > 10.1. Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I > also have a set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. > > > > I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically > > > > https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html > > > > and > > > > https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH > > > > The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, > but it describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My > vt220 ROM does work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 > to enter setup', nothing happens. > > > > I have also got the impression that some of the command line options > for mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web > may no longer be accurate. > > > > So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me > exact instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply > failing to do something that will become obvious with hindsight. > > > > My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also > have Debian 10.1 available. > > > > I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. > > > > Cheers > > > > Peter Allan > > ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Putty and other terminal emulators do not support all of the features of a real VT. Soft fonts, REGIS., Sixel Graphics etc. Utilising MAME and a real ROM will (should). The DECWindows DECTerm supports most of the features. On Wed, 1 Jul 2020, 16:18 Hittner, David T [US] (MS), wrote: > Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to work > with SIMH? > > > > What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? > > > > *From:* Simh *On Behalf Of *Peter Allan > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM > *To:* Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List > *Subject:* EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT > terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to each > other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only picked up MAME > two days ago. > > > > I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian 10.1. > Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I also have a > set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. > > > > I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically > > > > https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html > > > > and > > > > https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH > > > > The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, but it > describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My vt220 ROM does > work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 to enter setup', > nothing happens. > > > > I have also got the impression that some of the command line options for > mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web may no > longer be accurate. > > > > So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me exact > instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply failing to do > something that will become obvious with hindsight. > > > > My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also have > Debian 10.1 available. > > > > I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. > > > > Cheers > > > > Peter Allan > > > ___ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Dan Gahlinger wrote: > SecureCRT is available for Linux, natively! FWIW, PuTTY too. ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh (and line printer/dot matrix printer emulation)
Yes that is right. I have MAME software too. That emulates a lot more than just arcades including UNIX workstations and terminals. There are some dot matrix printer emulation like MPS-802, etc. SecureCRT do not emulates ReGIS commands for graphics. I have some progems need ReGIS emulation. There is VT240 emulation on MAME support ReGIS graphics. We discussed about VT340 terminal emulation and dumping firmware a few years ago but they did not implement VT340 emulation on MAME. Also, there is VT420 firmware available for terminal emulation but they had not implemented that yet. Also they need to implement VT125 emulation since there are VT125 firmware images on the Internet. Also I found LA210 technical manuals and schematics that emulate Epson MX80 printer but uses 8085A processor instead of 8048 processor (in MX80 printer). I was looking for LA210 firmwares but had not find them yet. I have a copy of Epson MX80 firmwares and technical manual for implementing printer emulation. I discovered Hercules studio’s printer emulation that produces PDF files. Take a look on http://www.softdevlabs.com/hercprt.html Also I found older version of Hercules studio source codes that includes hercprt module on SourceForge. I think that printer emulation implementation is needed for SIMH emulator for line printer, dot matrix printer, etc. From: Simh On Behalf Of Patrick Finnegan Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:07 PM To: SIMH Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh On Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 12:37 Dan Gahlinger mailto:dgahl...@hotmail.com> > wrote: or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and options. free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that need it. don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. MAME emulates a lot more than you think, including various workstations and terminals. Just like simh emulates more than just DEC hardware. http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/sysset.php Also, Peter said he's using Linux. Idk why everyone is trying to suggest Windows terminal emulators to him. There's a lot better VT terminal emulators than Putty and SecureCRT on Linux. Pat ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Hittner, David T [US] (MS) schreef op 1-7-2020 om 17:17: Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to work with SIMH? What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? *From:*Simh *On Behalf Of *Peter Allan *Sent:* Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM *To:* Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List *Subject:* EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh Hi folks, I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to each other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only picked up MAME two days ago. I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian 10.1. Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I also have a set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html and https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, but it describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My vt220 ROM does work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 to enter setup', nothing happens. I have also got the impression that some of the command line options for mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web may no longer be accurate. So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me exact instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply failing to do something that will become obvious with hindsight. My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also have Debian 10.1 available. I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. Cheers Peter Allan While PuTTY is functionally "OK" on both Linux and Windows, it is not particularly "accurate" as an emulator of the real VT102 (which it identifies as) A ROM based emulator may be more accurate, in addition to having more lifelike fonts etc. I have no personal experience with Mame. So, in all, it depends what you are looking for. I feel most comfortable using PuTYY with the "Glass TTY" VT font (look it up, nice piece of work!) /Wilm ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Patrick Finnegan [01/07/2020 19.07]: > Also, Peter said he's using Linux. Idk why everyone is trying to suggest > Windows terminal emulators to him. There's a lot better VT terminal > emulators than Putty and SecureCRT on Linux. There is a Linux version of Putty. I have never used it, so I can't comment on how good it is. -- Hilsen Harald ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Uh, Pat, SecureCRT is available for Linux, natively! I use it all the time. And I use it for ALL my Linux systems, it's the best terminal software I've ever found, And I've tried tons of them. I'd never go with anything else. Works beautifully on Linux, really powerful, and programmable, built-in file transfer support, everything you could possibly want. and with terminal emulation "themes" you can get a custom setup for your sessions, also customizable, create your own if you like. but "Dark Pastel" for the win 😉 I know it seems "odd" to use software like this when Linux has a ton, but really, there's nothing better. I could never go back. Dan. From: Simh on behalf of Patrick Finnegan Sent: July 1, 2020 1:07 PM To: SIMH Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh On Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 12:37 Dan Gahlinger mailto:dgahl...@hotmail.com>> wrote: or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and options. free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that need it. don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. MAME emulates a lot more than you think, including various workstations and terminals. Just like simh emulates more than just DEC hardware. http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/sysset.php Also, Peter said he's using Linux. Idk why everyone is trying to suggest Windows terminal emulators to him. There's a lot better VT terminal emulators than Putty and SecureCRT on Linux. Pat ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
On Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 12:37 Dan Gahlinger wrote: > or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and > options. > free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. > > it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh > > MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the > roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that > need it. > don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. > MAME emulates a lot more than you think, including various workstations and terminals. Just like simh emulates more than just DEC hardware. http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/sysset.php Also, Peter said he's using Linux. Idk why everyone is trying to suggest Windows terminal emulators to him. There's a lot better VT terminal emulators than Putty and SecureCRT on Linux. Pat ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
or SecureCRT which has a whole slew of VT terminal support, control and options. free for 30 days but definitely worth the price. it's what I use for my vax emulation with simh MAME is multi ARCADE machine emulator, and while it may support or use the roms for VT terminals, it's only meant for use with the game machines that need it. don't ask me which ones, I have no idea. as per mame maybe you could be confusing "rom" with "firmware" mame emulating a VT terminal makes zero sense. Dan From: Simh on behalf of Hittner, David T [US] (MS) Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:17:47 AM To: Peter Allan ; Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to work with SIMH? What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? From: Simh On Behalf Of Peter Allan Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM To: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh Hi folks, I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to each other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only picked up MAME two days ago. I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian 10.1. Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I also have a set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html and https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, but it describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My vt220 ROM does work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 to enter setup', nothing happens. I have also got the impression that some of the command line options for mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web may no longer be accurate. So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me exact instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply failing to do something that will become obvious with hindsight. My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also have Debian 10.1 available. I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. Cheers Peter Allan ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] EXT : MAME and simh
Why not use PuTTY for the VT terminal emulator, which is known to work with SIMH? What is the point of trying to use MAME for VT emulation? From: Simh On Behalf Of Peter Allan Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM To: Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List Subject: EXT :[Simh] MAME and simh Hi folks, I am trying to get MAME to talk to simh in order to use MAME as a VT terminal emulator. However, I am failing to get the two to talk to each other. I have been using simh for over 10 years, but I only picked up MAME two days ago. I have tried MAME v 0.222 on Windows 10 and MAME v 0.208 on Debian 10.1. Both start up successfully, but I have trouble using them. I also have a set of 13 ROMs for several VT terminals. I have found some helpful information on the web, specifically https://zork.net/~st/jottings/Real-VT102-emulation-with-MAME.html and https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_and_SIMH The latter page looks like it should be just what I am looking for, but it describes using a VT240 ROM. My vt240 ROM doesn't work. My vt220 ROM does work, but when I follow the instructions to 'press F3 to enter setup', nothing happens. I have also got the impression that some of the command line options for mame have changed over time, so some older information on the web may no longer be accurate. So, has anyone got this combination to work? If so, can they send me exact instructions on how to do it please. I hope that I am simply failing to do something that will become obvious with hindsight. My normal Linux system is CentOS 6, CentOS 7 or Fedora 31, but I also have Debian 10.1 available. I run several simulated VAX and PDP-11 instances using simh. Cheers Peter Allan ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
