Bare-metal VT100 terminal on a Raspberry Pi Zero W

Posted by One-Landscape-6190@reddit | vintagecomputing | View on Reddit | 8 comments

I have been building a VT100-style terminal that runs bare-metal on a Raspberry Pi Zero W, mainly for use in my 60% VT100 replica. It boots straight into the terminal without Linux and focuses on recreating the original VT100 look and feel with ROM-derived fonts, DEC graphics, and double-width/double-height text.

The idea was to make a fast, dedicated terminal for serial hosts that feels much closer to real vintage hardware than a generic software terminal.

Project on GitHub:
https://github.com/rzuehlsd/PiZero_VT100

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hougaard@reddit

Very nice, reminds me of https://thehighnibble.com/vt132/#overview

I have a 3D printed retro terminal powered by the vt132 board.

wosmo@reddit

I've been working on something similar but less complex - do you have models for your 60% VT? I've been working on something similar to go with the 60% pidp machines.

(also, just FYI, you've misspelt Lars as Lard at least once)

thatguychad@reddit

I think these are the STL files you’re looking for: https://github.com/kidmirage/2-3-Scale-VT100-Terminal-Reproduction/releases/tag/V1.0

dirtmcgurk@reddit

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm working on getting some terminals working and this will be quicker and easier to swap around.

0xbenedikt@reddit

AI built that terminal emulator

Enlightenment777@reddit

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ha5dzs@reddit

Awesome! I'll put it together with a 4" CRT, see how it goes!

sophiabraxas@reddit

amazing!