[PLUG] question on linux formatting tool

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

Damn I was thinking about that game, too!

https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-forgotten-world-of-teletype-computer-games


Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: PLUG <plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of Russell Senior
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 8:42 AM
To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] question on linux formatting tool

Thanks for those details.

I played trek from bsdgames during breakfast this morning, and the only thing missing was the smell of the oil from the punched paper tape. Well, that and the scrollback from the continuous roll paper.

--
Russell Senior
russell at personaltelco.net

On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at portlandia-it.com> wrote:
>
> OMG of course, I had to run that!
>
> For anyone else interested in turning your 2025 Linux operating system into a 1960's teletype:
>
> Open Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop on a machine with capabable sound  (I used 
> an old HP Probook 4440s)
>
> Apt-get install python3-tk
> Apt install python3-pygame
>
> Download  ttyemu-master.zip from https://github.com/hughpyle/ttyemu  
> (Download Zip)
>
> Extract, cd into extracted directory and  python3 ./ttyemu.py
>
> Hurry soon since "telnetlib" is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.13!
>
> I am SO going to use this with my next Youtube video involving Linux!
>
> Ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PLUG <plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of Russell 
> Senior
> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:15 AM
> To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] question on linux formatting tool
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd5oomwEBb0
>
> On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at portlandia-it.com> wrote:
> >
> > Check your chart again, Russell, you aren't even using it.  
> > Otherwise you would have written
> >
> > BLAND TEXT IS THE BEST TEXT. ;-)
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > Teletypes.  Gotta love 'em!
> >
> > Ted
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PLUG <plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of Russell 
> > Senior
> > Sent: Monday, February 3, 2025 9:18 PM
> > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] question on linux formatting tool
> >
> > Bland text is the best text. ;-)
> >
> > PS: ASCII-1963 Foreverz!
> >
> > https://www.sensitiveresearch.com/Archive/CharCodeHist/X3.4-1963/pag
> > e5
> > .JPG
> >
> > --
> > Russell Senior
> > russell at personaltelco.net
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM American Citizen <website.reader3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Occasionally I post to Facebook, but everytime I drop in text, for 
> > > example, from LibreOffice, instantly the bold formats, colored 
> > > text, are all removed and bland text results. Does anyone know 
> > > what linux
> > > UTF-8 editor will work, such that edited text can be copied from 
> > > the mouse and dropped straight into the Facebook post?
> > >
> > > I have tried some but so far have failed 100%. The only one which 
> > > worked was some online tool, and I had to copy the converted text.
> > > Needless to say, I don't want my information being copied by some 
> > > online site and sent to digital archives around the world.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know an editor which will work? I tried SeaMonkey, but 
> > > dropping the formatted text did not work, everything format was 
> > > cleansed and only bland text was left in the post.
> > >
> > >
> >
>