Apple //e as Linux serial terminal

[kiyotewolf]

What is a Bogomip?

[Quag7]

@kiyotewolf There's a Wikipedia article on it. From that article: "An oft-quoted definition of the term is "the number of million times per second a processor can do absolutely nothing." - it is a rough, imprecise way of comparing the speed of processors - at least in looping and "doing nothing."

[EarninMoney]

Linux Version 2.6.26-gentoo-r3 Compiled#3 SMP PREEMP Wed Dec 3 01:31:37

Two 2.67GHz intel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66GHz Processors :2

endurance

[GaNeXe]

I so want that keyboard =_=

[HTPtheFirst]

I just did my first null modem connection with two virtual machines. I'll probably start using a real null modem cable soon. I need to get a serial PCI card (my current computers have no internal serial ports right now), obviously a null modem cable, and then a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter for the client I'll be using, a Panasonic Sr. Partner with MTERM.

Although maybe I'm not truly sure how many pins the serial port has, I'll have to check again later.

[leovailati]

Next time

$ telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

=D

[Quag7]

@leovailati Actually I tried that but the 9600 limit severely impacted the coolness of the movie. However, I may attempt it with one of my DECs...

[ross817]

It would be so cool if they still made those green-and-black monochrome displays for modern computers.

I don't know why I want one so badly, but it just sounds darn cool to run linux with compiz on a crappy 1980s style monitor.

[syonastarlight]

I love all the youtubers who immediately say something is fake having no clue what they are seeing.

You could try 2 apples together with a null modem cable for a simple chat system :D

[darkdevil905]

@syonastarlight This guys are named as trolls and we both think they are stupid but cool

[Membrane556]

I did this with my IIe it actually was useful at once when the X crashed and took the normal KB input with it allowing me to reboot the machine properly vs turning it off and on.

[mikechicago]

Oh, you need to try pacman4console, if you already haven't. Used to do this kind of stuff with my HP 700/44 and OS X box. I'd control iTunes with some simple aliases.

[odv000]

try "mc" on it

or LOL "startx"

[Trotes2009]

Fake this video, I clearly saw the screen logo Linux: Intel Core (TM) 2 2.6Ghz.

This guy just turned on the monitor in a common PC!

[Quag7]

I don't think you understand what is going on here.

The Apple is hooked up as a *serial terminal* to a system with exactly those specs. So of course it would show that. What would you expect it to show?

[darkcrimson23]

Haha. His comment made me spit out my drink...

You basically introduced the cordless phone to a 1950's era household with this one...lmao.

Good video, I miss that nostalgic screen refresh rate.

[MacintoshBrasil]

@Trotes2009 Yes! on 1:04 2.67GHz Intel , this is a FAKE!! Video!! but nice Try!

[Quag7]

@MacintoshBrasil You do not understand what you are looking at. Before you criticize, you should know what you are talking about. This is a *serial terminal*. The monitor is *not* connected to a PC. Nor have I claimed, nor does this video show, me running Linux natively on an Apple //e.

Of course it reports 2.67 GHz. It is an Apple hooked to the serial port of a PC with a CPU of that speed.

[tehmattbookpro]

@Quag7 Yeah, don't waste your breath. These guys wouldn't know their asshole from a pop tart.

[deemoon304]

very interesting video...

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

Interesting. We did things like this using an Amiga as the host.

[PissSniffer]

Nice video.

[gck86]

nice video .i want to know how you get linux on your apple2?

[Quag7]

There is a serial cable attached via the serial card in the Apple and my Gentoo Linux box. The apple runs terminal software - in this case Modem.MGR, which is what you might use to dial out on a modem.

Then I just create a serial console on the Linux box, and the Apple works as a "display."

So it isn't really running Linux. Rather, it's displaying data from a serial cable.

It is possible to go online natively with Contiki, but that's not Linux, and is severely feature-hampered.

[kingcrimson234]

very nice

i just contiki on my ][e

[Quag7]

Yeah, I have an Uthernet card in that same machine. Contiki is an interesting proof-of-concept but is underfeatured enough that I just consider it a kind of novelty.  Still, I may post a video of that as well at some point.

[kingcrimson234]

yeah, it is just a novelty. i don't actually have an uthernet card yet, but i really want to get one. it would be kind of fun to run a small web server on the old apple. i wish there was an IRCd for contiki.