larsbrinkhoff

terminal-simulator

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larsbrinkhoff / terminal-simulator

terminal-simulator

Simulation of VT52 and VT100 terminal hardware.

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What it is

Simulation of VT52 and VT100 terminal hardware.

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2026 (partial)	2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC	2	2

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chasil·Apr 29, 2026

MAME will emulate several terminals. Among them is the vt240. Here are my links for roms and docs: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/ https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator/issues/1 https://www.mail-archive.com/simh@trailing-edge.com/msg09086... https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... https://simh.trailing-edge.narkive.com/qgzCvrl8/dec-vt-emula... I have a bunch of PDFs in along with this, and a vt240.zip that must have come from one of the above. I also used this command line call to get the terminal running with "bitbanger." mame -rp . vt240 -window -nothrottle -host null_modem -bitb socket.localhost:2323

In Using a 1978 terminal in 2026 (DEC VT-100)

larsbrinkhoff·Jan 3, 2026

I wrote a VT52 hardware simulation: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator

In Unix v4 (1973) – Live Terminal

sprash·Nov 11, 2025

A full terminal emulator including firmware and 8080 emulation but with small trivial GL shaders that can be disabled exists here: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator

In Real VT102 Emulation with MAME

sprash·May 14, 2023

Not real enough. This has the original vt100 firmware ROM built in and executed by an 8080 emulator: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator

In 1980 Terminal with Linux – TeleVideo 950

chasil·Apr 10, 2023

Here are a bunch of URLs that I collected for the VT240. http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/ https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator/issues/1 https://www.mail-archive.com/simh@trailing-edge.com/msg09086... https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... https://simh.trailing-edge.narkive.com/qgzCvrl8/dec-vt-emula... The command that I ended up using was: mame -rp . vt240 -window -nothrottle -host null_modem -bitb socket.foo.com:23

In Closing a stale SSH connection

chasil·Mar 2, 2023

It was a little slow. No text cut and paste. The baud rate actually has to be set correctly in the firmware before the connection works. The command line to invoke for the IP address 1.2.3.4 port 23 is: mame -rp . vt240 -window -nothrottle -host null_modem -bitb socket.1.2.3.4:23 These are some useful articles that I read in getting it working. http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/terminal/ https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator/issues/1 https://www.mail-archive.com/simh@trailing-edge.com/msg09086... https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... https://simh.trailing-edge.narkive.com/qgzCvrl8/dec-vt-emula...

In Hacking with Style: TrueType VT220 Font (2009)

aap_·Jan 31, 2022

check https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/terminal-simulator for a similar thing.

In VT100 Machine Emulator in JavaScript