Wiring a vintage teletype to the Internet using Linux
Aug 20, 2003 — by LinuxDevices Staff — from the LinuxDevices Archive — views
Do you have an old teletype with a 5-bit serial interface sitting around that you've been itching to hook up to the Internet? If so, this article by Henry Minsky is just what you've been looking for.
Minsky has caught the Mini-ITX motherboard form-factor bug big-time, arguing that the compact yet full-featured boards can now compete favorably with more traditional embedded platforms such as single-board computers (SBCs) and system-on-chips (SOCs), in terms of connectivity options, performance, power usage, development time, and flexibility — and, especially, price.
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