22 Jan
1998
22 Jan
'98
2:14 p.m.
Also got a
VT220 without a keyboard. Does anyone have a working keyboard
they're willing to get rid of for the cost of shipping?
I don't know if this helps, but the DECmate keyboard should work on the
VT220. It's a standard LK201 keyboard. In addition, I
got a big box 24 inches wide or so, a couple feet deep and
like 18 inches tall...called a DEC Communications Server. Not very heavy
Sounds like a DECSA (Digital Ethernet Communications Server Aparatus, I
think). Have you opened it up yet?
PDP11/24 CPU card (Yes, it's a PDP11....)
Memory (256kW seems to be somewhat standard)
Haven't looked inside yet but looking through the cooling slots it's
obvious there's a backplane and boards in there.
DEUNA (Unibus Ethernet
card) - 2 board set
Oh REALLY?????? So, it'd drop into my 11/84 would it? Hmmmmmmm.....
Round the back is the bulkhead for the DEUNA (the
DA-15S connector is an
ethernet AUI port) and 1 or 2 PSUs (again, you add the second one when
you have more than 8 line cards installed).
Yep it's got that. Noticed it when I pulled it out of the car and
realized that it IS a terminal server.
I believe it needs to download some software (using
DEC's MOP protocol)
before it will do anything much, alas. Still, it is a PDP11, and it is
quite interesting.
Frankly, if you guys tell me I can pull the DEUNA board and drop it into
the 11/84, that would be the most valuable aspect of the box for me! =)
Anthony Clifton - Wirehead