[GreenKeys] Teletype Model 33 Serial Configuration

NOREPLY noreply at cccplusplus.co.uk
Thu Dec 4 13:02:23 EST 2025


use -U option with getty

if that fails try using the following on the serial line

try using stty eg
stty iuclc -F /dev/ttyUSB0 


On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:17:15 -0600, Aidan Riley wrote
> Good afternoon all,
> 
> I'm currently working on connecting a Model 33 Teletype to a modern Linux
> system. I already have input/output working through a USB serial adapter
> (PL2303, supports down to 75 baud).
> 
> I'm attempting to connect it as a terminal. I'm using the following
> commands to set up and start the terminal connection:
> stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 iuclc
> sudo agetty ttyUSB0 110,E2 tty33
> 
> I can successfully make the connection and connect to the user "TTY" that I
> set up.
> 
> I know that the teletype is sending all uppercase characters, and my
> understanding is that using the iuclc setting with stty should
> automatically convert all characters to lowercase. However, this does not
> seem to be the case, as attempting a command like "LS" just returns that
> the command was not found (because "LS" is not a command, only "ls" is).
> 
> Does anyone know what settings I may need to use to get this to work?
> 
> Thanks,
> Aidan W9POG


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