The PLATO Terminal Emulator is needed to access the CYBIS system. Due to code-signing constraints introduced by Apple, it is recommended that the user follow the instructions to build the emulator.

Building the emulator requires a compatible 64-bit environment. (no 32-bit platforms are supported with PTerm7):

• wxWidgets Cross-Platform GUI Library
  • Platform Details
  • Downloads
• Libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound (such as MS Windows WAV and the Apple/SGI AIFF format) through one standard library interface.
• Simple DirectMedia Layer
• Python 3.12+
  • The Windows Releases page contains all available versions.
• Windows
  • Visual Studio 2022 or greater
  • Prebuilt-installer is available
• Linux and MacOS
  • Homebrew The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
  • GNU C and C++ Compilers
  • GNU Make

• Process Overview provides an overview of the build process from start to finish.

• Environment Overview provides an overview of the build environment upon which these articles are based.

• Windows - Building PTerm (Part 1)
• MacOS
• Debian