3 Jan
2001
3 Jan
'01
6:26 p.m.
Also terminals generally need a null modem to talk to a garden variety PC
RS232.
> So, has anyone ever setup one of these things to
work as a terminal to a
> common garden PC (linux user I am)? Might the screen have burnt out and it
> simply is unable to display anything I send to it anyways? Does it need a
> straight-through or null-modem serial connection? Do I need to send an
> initialisation string to it before it'll accept and display any data?
> None of these things I know, and trial and error problem solving can be
> frustrating, especially if other problems prevent them from being solved
> that way! ;)
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Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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