Minitel terminal for uLisp + topic sequencer/symbolic AI on Arduino Mega 2560


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Hi everyone!

Having figured out that the French Minitel-terminals’ serial port operates natively at 5V, they are actually excellent drivers for “microcontroller-based cyberdecks” of sorts.

I modified uLisp 4.7 for the Arduino MEGA2560 to run on a Minitel “reasonably OK” and I put on it a miniature “artificial intelligence” of sorts - if anyone is curious, this is the video:

https://youtu.be/rHo8G7E47J8

… and here you find the source:

The Minitel is certainly a lovely platform for like experiments, and not too expensive if compared with “more regular” terminals.