Building a serial and VGA "everything console"
A DIY enthusiast is building a portable 'everything console' using a refurbished IBM 1U rack-mount console and a vintage IBM keyboard. The project aims to create a lightweight, self-contained solution for managing serial-based systems.
Why it matters
This reflects the 'maker' culture and the ongoing utility of legacy hardware in modern server administration and IT infrastructure.
Some of our recent (and some upcoming) projects are oriented to systems with serial consoles, but it's been getting pretty old dragging around old CRT terminals or tying up Mac laptops with a serial port. I'd like something that's self-contained, a little more portable and a bit less heavy. I'm sure there's any number of all-in-one setups you can buy to do this, but I'm cheap, so I'm going to DIY it.
Technical hobbyist content with no political or social agenda.
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