Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal

Commenters requested that we use our restored vintage 1930 Model 15 Teletype as a terminal for Linux. Hooking up a 5bit Baudot mechanical contraption to a modern OS, even one that is terminal friendly, is not without some challenges: adapting to the nonstandard high voltage 60 mA current loop, interfacing ASCII to the much smaller and different Baudot encoding, working in all caps, dealing with Baudot FIGS and LTRS modes, and making sure the computer doesn t overrun the pokey 45. 5 bauds connection. But hey, Unix was developed on (much more modern 8bit) teletypes, so that should still work, shouldn t it edit And now you can hear the bell(s) Actually a whole episode on it: My TTY interface box hardware and software details are available on my website at: