7 Sep
2005
7 Sep
'05
1:15 a.m.
On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:15:34 -0400
Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com> wrote:
Roger Merchberger wrote:
You don't need a monitor, keyboard or mouse. It's quite possible to
run one with a serial console, so if you have any machine with a
serial port, a terminal emulator program and a null-modem cable,
you're in business.
Peace... Sridhar
Get a MicroVAX 3100 like the one I have. Small footprint, and it's
IMPOSSIBLE to connect a monitor and keyboard to it, because it has no
frame buffer.
(One of the definitions of a 'real computer' is that it _must_ be
possible to operate out-of-the-box, without special tricks, without a
keyboard and monitor)
Why
don't you get a VAXstation 4000/vlc? It's one of the tiniest
pizza-box cases I've ever seen.
Because for some that are tight on space, you still have a monitor,
keyboard, possibly a mouse, a desk to actually stick it all on, etc.