[HECnet] VT420 with a "worn out" display

[Sampsa Laine]

Well, if you're a software guy...go try and find a local retro TV/radio guy.   They'll likely have the right skills and equipment to attempt to rejuvenate it.   You'd be messing with voltage in the kilovolt range here...so I don't recommend doing it yourself.


Good suggestion - I'll look into it next time I'm in Finland. Worst case scenario where I'd have no screen I'd still have serial LK-style keyboard, and those are supported by a weird Linux module.

Wire that up to RaspPi with a hub of USB->RS232 adapters that boots a good Linux based terminal emulator.

sampsa