OpenSol vs MiSTerKVMs

OpenSol is an independently developed Intel 8080 computer emulator inspired by the Processor Technology Sol-20 Terminal Computer. Explore a 64-by-16 character display, type directly into the original OpenSol firmware, and use the built-in Sol Command Monitor. Choose white, green, amber, or red phosphor; switch between a sharp flat display and period-inspired CRT effects; and use full-screen mode for an immersive terminal experience. OpenSol includes: • A complete independently written Intel 8080 interpreter • Original OpenSol firmware and Sol Command Monitor • iPhone, iPad, and Mac interfaces • Direct typing, touch input, external keyboards, and compatible game controllers • User-selected ENT and raw-binary file import • Private on-device Recent Programs and session restoration • Experimental virtual cassette and USB-audio cassette tools OpenSol includes no SOLOS ROM, vintage applications, download catalog, advertising, analytics, tracking, accounts, or network service. Users provide their own lawfully obtained compatible files. OpenSol is not affiliated with or endorsed by Processor Technology Corporation or any successor rights holder. Historical product names are used only to describe compatibility and historical context.

MiSTerKVMS puts your MiSTer FPGA on your iPhone or iPad: its screen and sound from a capture card, and its keyboard and mouse under your fingers. • The picture fills the screen, in portrait or landscape; the screen is a touchpad for the mouse. • The on-screen keyboard types on the MiSTer, with a bar for function keys, Esc, Tab and arrows. Hide the keyboard with one tap and keep just the bar. • A small remote you can move and fold away: arrows, OK, F12 for the MiSTer menu, backspace. • A hardware keyboard, mouse or trackpad works too: on an iPad with a Magic Keyboard the MiSTer gets real key presses. • Several MiSTers: swipe with three fingers to switch. • At home it finds your capture PC on its own. Away from home, pair once on your Wi-Fi and connect over the internet, encrypted with a key for this device only. Needs a MiSTer FPGA running mrext Remote, a capture card showing it, and MiSTerKVMS Capture (free, Windows, Mac or Linux) on the computer the card is plugged into.