Okay, the Minitel 1 is connecting to the PiDP8-i as a terminal. That was something I wasn't expecting to figure out before lunchtime.
#pdp8 #pidp8i #raspberrypi #minitel #retrocomputing

Okay, I think we've got this aesthetic locked down.
#minitel1 #minitel #ericofon #pdp8i #pidp8i #retrocomputing

Makes no difference to how it looks, but I upgraded the microSD that the PiDP8/i runs on from 32GB to 256GB, which gives it some decent storage capacity in its main role as the evening stereo system.

FTPing music from my main desk PC seems to work pretty […]

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For its latest trick, the Minitel 1 can now act as an interface for playing music on the PiDP-8/i (which is really a Raspberry Pi in disguise).

This is what the kids describe as "neat".
#minitel #minitel1 #pdp8 #pidp8i #raspberrypi #retrocomputing #RM #kpop

@mogensb.bsky.social So you like the #PiDP8, too?! 🤗 Here are two screenshots of posts I made over at Mastodon a while back … 😉

Everything else has FTPed over to the Minitel/PiDP8i evening stereo without any trouble apart from Floral Shoppe. A problem with the Japanese characters? I've moved a tonne of City Pop over without any issues.

Finally moved it physically with a USB drive. We […]

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Okay, a little more work on getting my head around cmus and this might be the most perfect audioplayer setup. I mean, better than Winamp even. Without a WIMPS interface it'd be clumsy to add new tracks to this, so we just add them on a USB stick as needed […]

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