12 Jun
2012
12 Jun
'12
10:10 p.m.
In interest of having the quickest and most reliable solution, I took a look into the dec
vt1300 and VR320 x-terminal I have, and found out that not only can it do x-windows, but
if you ensure the rear s-3 switch is in the correct position (down), you can connect the
console from the vax 3900 directly to the printer port of the vt1300, and use the
"DTE" command from the vt1300 boot logic to get a dumb terminal.
Works wonders. This eliminates the need for me to connect the vax systems to my wyse 60
enitrely, especially since the dec keyboard has additional gold keys that make things much
easier in the long run. Nothing like having to figure out that the macintosh thin
keyboard keypad "-" character is the "do" character to get into
EDT/TPU or EVE command mode.
Kevin
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: Microvax connecting from console (MMJ) to DB25(female) DCE port
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:33:07 +0100
Well, of course, if you want to be a purist about
it you can always
replace the unwieldy mess with the correct cable later, when people
are actually going to *see* it. Getting it running is hardly the
_I_ am much more intereseted in how the machines work, what they were
like to use, and so on, rather than what they look like. So while I'd not
want an unreliable kludge (such as bare wires that could short, or
connections that keep on coming adrift), I'd have no problem with making
an adapter cable and keeping it in use. It's not a permanent
modification, it doesn't damage anything in any way.
time to be a stickler unless it's actually
going to damage something.
Agreed. The things I am totally against (like boardswapping or powering up
an unknown machine to see ehat happens), I am against because they can
cause damage to classic comnputers. Try-it-and-see wiring of an RS232
port will not.
-tony