14 Aug
2010
14 Aug
'10
12:47 a.m.
On 8/13/10 4:27 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
Mine do not. This is interesting. I know there was a variation of
the VT320 (yes 320) that had a removable power cord, but they're not
terribly common. Apparently there's a removable-cord version of the
VT420 as well. Interesting!
Not at all,
I just wanted to know what he didn't like about them. The
only thing I dislike about VT420s is the non-removable power cables.
Huh? My VT420s have removable power cords... The VT420 have both DB25 and MMJ, so I can't see
how that could annoy
anyone. (As do all DEC terminals from the VT220 onwards.)
Now waitaminute. I am staring at the back of both a VT420 and VT320
right now, on the table opposite my desk. Neither of them have DB25s,
only MMJs. The VT420 has what looks like a knock-out that's about the
right size for a DB25.
Apparently versions with and without DB25s exist as well!
That same (rare-to-me) VT320 I mentioned above that has a removable
power cord also has a DB25. Out of a few hundred VT320s that have gone
through my hands, it's the only one I've ever seen that has either a
removable power cord or a DB25. I've never seen a VT420 with either of
those, and until now, I haven't even heard of their existence.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL