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 <simh-boun...@trailing-edge.com> *On Behalf Of *Peter Allan
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 1, 2020 9:34 AM
*To:* Simh Trailing-Edge Mailing List <simh@trailing-edge.com>
*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
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