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StarTTY is usable now but still having technical trouble.

Site navigation is broken.

You can log in and then set up your machine with this trick...

For now, if you manage to login, copy the "sid" from the URL and add it to the end of this URL:

http://startty.com/phpBB3/startty/config.php?sid=

It'll look like this:

http://startty.com/phpBB3/startty/config.php?sid=c27c6436fcf982d4e4e64e06688c3d41

With your session ID (sid) in the URL, you'll get the config page for your machines.

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Welcome to StarTTY.com

Let's get those old computers out of the closet and put them to use!

Device: GRiD GRiDCASE 1520 laptop with gas-plasma display
Year of manufacture: 1988
Location: Office desktop.
Connection method: Lantronix UDS-10 physically connected to a LinkSys router.

StarTTY transforms your vintage computers into personal information appliances that you'll use every day, all around your home or workplace.

Choose what you want your retro-computer to show: world news headlines, weather forecasts, stock prices, time/date, quotes, jokes, to-do lists, and more. New modules are being added constantly!

All you need is a computer or terminal with:

To get started:

  1. Sign up for a StarTTY.com account.
  2. Configure your displays.
  3. Use your old machine to TELNET to startty.com on port 50000.

Tips and how-to articles will be posted in the discussion & support forum showing how to connect some common (and not-so-common) devices. Please join in & post yours!

Device: Wyse WinTerm displaying on a 9" point-of-sale CRT.
Year of manufacture: 2004
Location: Inside a bedroom TV cabinet.
Connection method: LinkSys wireless bridge. A login script automatically re-connects to StarTTY.com when power or network connection is lost.


Device: TRS-80 Model 100 laptop
Year of manufacture: 1983
Location: Home office desktop, mounted in tabletop picture frame holder.
Connection method: Using a Lantronix UDS-10 physically connected to a LinkSys router.