[geeks] smallest portable vt100?

[Will Mc Donald]

From: "David Cantrell" <david at cantrell.org.uk>
> On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 02:54:29AM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:
>
> > I have a need for a small-as-possible-but-still-decent-keyboard
> > portable computer/handheld/etc capable of functioning as a
> > 9600 baud serial console terminal (VT100 emulation) for a Sun
> > machine, that can run on batteries for two hours or so while driving
> > the serial port.
>
> I need an even smaller serial terminal.  I'm into wearables, and would
> like to drive my head-mounted display from a serial port.  So I need a
> serial-to-VGA adapter :-)
>
> > I'll go with an older P75 laptop if I *have* to, but something smaller
that
> > I could carry in a backpack or kit bag would be best...
>
> Libretto.  Or maybe a Psion.
>
> --
> David Cantrell

We had a Sun engineer in the other day using his phone for this. I can't
remember if it was a Nokia or an Erricson but it was one of those fold-open
Communicator-type jobs. Very cool. I don't know what battery life would be
like though.

Will.