Project:IRC Terminal
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Aim
Retro serial terminal IRC awesomeness.
Stephen Blomley brought in a VT520 terminal
Who?
What?
Make a freestanding (ish) IRC terminal for general use.
Where?
Why?
How?
Recently donated was a mostly dead Toshiba lappy (dead drives, dead screen) which has a serial port. It's now booting Ubuntu over PXE successfully. We're looking to hook it up to the vt520.
| Signal | 9-Pin | 25-Pin |
|---|---|---|
| Carrier Detect | 1 | 8 |
| Receive Data | 2 | 3 |
| Transmit Data | 3 | 2 |
| Data Terminal Ready | 4 | 20 |
| System Ground | 5 | 7 |
| Data Set Ready | 6 | 6 |
| Request to Send | 7 | 4 |
| Clear to Send | 8 | 5 |
| Ring Indicator | 9 | 22 |
| Signal | 9-Pin | 25-Pin |
|---|---|---|
| Receive Data | 2 | 3 |
| Transmit Data | 3 | 2 |
| System Ground | 5 | 7 |
Roadmap:
Where?
Why?
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