24 Jul
2004
24 Jul
'04
11:03 a.m.
On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 01:03:20PM -0400, David Betz wrote:
Rather than trying to
acquire a keyboard and monitor I'm wondering if anyone has tried to
replace the boot ROMs to allow either OS/8 or OS/278 to boot using a
serial terminal connected to the serial port. Is that even possible?
I haven't tried it, but AFAIK, all of that style of DECmates (II, III, III+)
require a composite monitor (VR201) and an LK201-protocol keyboard.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 24-Jul-2004 23:00 Z
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