2 Feb
1998
2 Feb
'98
5:37 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Tim Shoppa once stated:
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Thanks. I was able to make the cable (and in fact, I'm using the terminal
and my 28.8kpbs modem as I write) and it works fine.
-spc (Cool! Now only if the Wyse terminal worked 8-)
So I have this DEC VT320 terminal in front of
me and it does work (very
nicely, if I do say so). But what has me disturbed is the serial output
port on this thing - it's the stranges port I've seen. Like a phone jack
only not quite. And before I spend something like $50 on a cable, can
anyone tell me what the pin outs are?
It's a DEC modified modular jack (MMJ). Connectors are widely available
from any good electronic store (if you don't have one in your neighborhood,
I recommend Digi-Key.) Pinout is as follows: