[GreenKeys] Heavy Metal - ASR35 keyboard doesn't work like I want it to...

[Bryan Brodie]

Hi folks,

I have my ASR35 connected to a Windows PC serial port via a Telebyte
Model 65a RS232 to current loop converter. Output from the PC (Windows
XP, HeavyMetal) prints fine, but the keyboard on the teletype will not
accept input. It does not register or echo back.

I am using an older version of HeavyMetal which supports telnet
sessions, which I need in order to use some legacy software (SIMH /
HP2000 minicomputer emulation) like in the "old days".

I have enabled keyboard input in HM. While "on line", when I type on
the TTY kb,  the loop converter is showing data transmitted in both
directions, but nothing prints or gets through to the telnet session.

I can use the PC's KB / HM buffer, and press enter, whereby data
transmits to the telnet session, but does not print on the teletype.

In local mode everything prints fine.

If anyone has experience with initiating a telnet session through the
serial port in windows so that the telnet session is interactive over
a Teletype, I'd be grateful for any advice.

My UNIX / LINUX knowledge is not extensive, but I suspect that this
could work for what I want to do.

Thanks,

Bryan Brodie