18 Jan
1998
18 Jan
'98
8:07 a.m.
Have you set the communications protocols correctly? Baud rate, parity,
stop bit(s), word size? That's the usual reason for gibberish.
manney(a)nwohio.com
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From: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
To: Manney
Subject: PDP-11/73 -- VT220
Date: Sunday, January 18, 1998 2:45 PM
I picked up a VT220 yesterday, as I was getting tired of using another
computer for a terminal. The question is how do I connect it? I'm
assuming the DB25 on the back of the VT220 is the comm line (especially
if
I read the back correctly), I gather the DB9 is for a
printer (from what
I
found in my web searches last night).
I took a cable and ran it from the Comm port on the /73 to the Comm port
on
the VT220, and get nothing. I then added a Null-Modem
adapter and got
gibberish. Does this need some kind of special cable to work? I don't
see
any switch settings on the back of terminal or
anything.
Oh, and the VT220 say's it's OK when I power it on.
Zane
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