{"id":10,"date":"2025-10-25T22:38:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T22:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:45:47","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"A Cute TTY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am pleased to announce the availability of a new application to the family, <em>Cute TTY-VT50<\/em>. This emulates the now absolutely ancient<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VT52\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VT52\"> VT52 and VT55<\/a> terminals produced by DEC in the 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more interesting features of the VT55 was the rudimentary graphics support, Waveform Graphics. CuteTTY emulates this as shown below.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sshtools\/terminal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sshtools\/terminal\">JADAPTIVE&#8217;s Terminal Components 4<\/a>, <em>CuteTTY-VT50<\/em> aims to provide an absolutely minimal and fairly authentic experience, with all configuration being done through command line options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, there is built in support for using either a PTY (i.e. a local) shell, or a serial connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/opt\/cutetty-vt50\/bin\/cutetty-vt50 -s \/dev\/ttyUSB0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>See the built in  <code>--help<\/code> option for more details, or find out more about the VT50 series and other DEC terminals at <a href=\"https:\/\/vt100.net\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vt100.net\/\">vt100.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get CuteTTY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bithatch.co.uk\/?page_id=344\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"344\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"download\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-download \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 32c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32s-32 14.3-32 32l0 210.7-41.4-41.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l96 96c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l96-96c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 242.7 256 32zM64 320c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64l0 32c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64l320 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64l0-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64l-46.9 0-56.6 56.6c-31.2 31.2-81.9 31.2-113.1 0L110.9 320 64 320zm304 56a24 24 0 1 1 0 48 24 24 0 1 1 0-48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Download<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/github.com\/bithatch\/cutetty\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fab\" data-icon=\"github\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-github \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M173.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3 .3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6zm-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5 .3-6.2 2.3zm44.2-1.7c-2.9 .7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9 .3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9zM252.8 8c-138.7 0-244.8 105.3-244.8 244 0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6 27.5 72.9 20.9 2.3-16 8.8-27.1 16-33.7-55.9-6.2-112.3-14.3-112.3-110.5 0-27.5 7.6-41.3 23.6-58.9-2.6-6.5-11.1-33.3 2.6-67.9 20.9-6.5 69 27 69 27 20-5.6 41.5-8.5 62.8-8.5s42.8 2.9 62.8 8.5c0 0 48.1-33.6 69-27 13.7 34.7 5.2 61.4 2.6 67.9 16 17.7 25.8 31.5 25.8 58.9 0 96.5-58.9 104.2-114.8 110.5 9.2 7.9 17 22.9 17 46.4 0 33.7-.3 75.4-.3 83.6 0 6.5 4.6 14.4 17.3 12.1 100-33.2 167.8-128.1 167.8-239 0-138.7-112.5-244-251.2-244zM105.2 352.9c-1.3 1-1 3.3 .7 5.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 2.3 5.2 1 1.3-1 1-3.3-.7-5.2-1.6-1.6-3.9-2.3-5.2-1zm-10.8-8.1c-.7 1.3 .3 2.9 2.3 3.9 1.6 1 3.6 .7 4.3-.7 .7-1.3-.3-2.9-2.3-3.9-2-.6-3.6-.3-4.3 .7zm32.4 35.6c-1.6 1.3-1 4.3 1.3 6.2 2.3 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.5 1 1.3-1.3 .7-4.3-1.3-6.2-2.2-2.3-5.2-2.6-6.5-1zm-11.4-14.7c-1.6 1-1.6 3.6 0 5.9s4.3 3.3 5.6 2.3c1.6-1.3 1.6-3.9 0-6.2-1.4-2.3-4-3.3-5.6-2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Github Project<\/a> (coming soon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just one of the family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The VT52 and VT55 wasn&#8217;t DECs last (or first) terminal. And, CuteTTY-VT50 won&#8217;t be the only CuteTTY. In subsequent weeks, I&#8217;ll be introducing other new minimalistic emulators that follow the same ethos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am pleased to announce the availability of a new application to the family, Cute TTY-VT50. This emulates the now absolutely ancient VT52 and VT55 terminals produced by DEC in the 1970s. One of the more interesting features of the VT55 was the rudimentary graphics support, Waveform Graphics. CuteTTY emulates this as shown below. 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