16 Feb
1999
16 Feb
'99
2:28 a.m.
I finally picked up the DECMate III that was at my
uncle's house.
Is it possible
to use 8" disks with this?
There was an 8" controller for the DECmate II, but it's rare and I don't
know if it works with the three.
Can the screen/keyboard be replaced with a PC running
a terminal emulator?
The screen is attached via a 15-pin cable but otherwise resembles a
VT-220. Thanks.
No. 15-pin cable provides video and power for the monitor as well as a
serial port for the keyboard; although it looks like a VT220, it's a
monitor and a keyboard, not a terminal.
Roger Ivie
ivie(a)cc.usu.edu