CONSOLE_STARTER(1) Retro Project Manual CONSOLE_STARTER(1) NNAAMMEE console_starter - setup vt52/vt100 emulator windows for ti_rri or simh SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ccoonnssoollee__ssttaarrtteerr [--tt _t_e_r_m] [--dd _d_e_v] [--ss] [--ww] [--ll] ccoonnssoollee__ssttaarrtteerr ----hh DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN Script to set up an xxtteerrmm vt52 or vt100 emulator window which will con- nect to a DL11 or DZ11 serial interface emulation port of ttii__rrrrii or a CPU emulator from the ssiimmhh suite, e.g. ppddpp1111, via a tteellnneett connection. If the connection to the interface emulation port fails or is termi- nated a message like localhost 8000 Trying 127.0.0.1... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused telnet failed with rc=256 enter q or <^D> to quit, otherwise hit to reconnect: is displayed in the xxtteerrmm window. Entering a 'q' or 'Control-D' will terminate the xxtteerrmm window, after pressing the '' key a re-con- nect will be tried. OOPPTTIIOONNSS --tt _t_e_r_m defines the terminal emulator type. Allowed values are: vvtt110000 use VT100 emulation. The default. vvtt5522 use VT52 emulation. Useful in conjunction with OS which does not have VT100 support, like early DEC RSX-11M versions. --dd _d_e_v defines the serial interface emulation port to connect to. Sup- ported are currently primary and secondary DL11 interfaces and eight lines of the first DZ11 interface. Allowed values for _d_e_v are: DDLL00 first DL11 (usually console). The default. DDLL11 second DL11. DDZZ_n eight lines of the first DZ11. _n = 0,...,7. --ss Use simh port numbers. The default is to use ttii__rrrrii ports. --ww Use a wide 132 column screen. Default is 80 column screen width. --ll Use a long 48 line screen. Default is a 24 lines screen height. --hh print full help text and exit. EEXXIITT SSTTAATTUUSS In case of an error, an exit status 1 is returned. EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS ccoonnssoollee__ssttaarrtteerr --dd DDLL00 && Creates a background process with an xxtteerrmm in VT100 emulation mode with a 80x24 screen size which will try to connect to the primary DL11 emulator port of ttii__rrrrii. ccoonnssoollee__ssttaarrtteerr --tt vvtt5522 --dd DDLL11 --ss && Creates a background process with an xxtteerrmm in VT52 emulation mode with an 80x24 screen size which will try to connect to the sec- ondary DL11 emulator port of a ssiimmhh suite CPU emulator. SSEEEE AALLSSOO tteellnneett(1), ttii__rrrrii(1), xxtteerrmm(1) AAUUTTHHOORR Walter F.J. Mueller Retro Project 2010-07-09 CONSOLE_STARTER(1)