10 Jan
2007
10 Jan
'07
3:41 p.m.
On 1/10/07, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
I just got ADVENT running on my SBC6120 only to
discover the terminal
I am using has a flakey keyboard.
Bummer.
Just what do you use for a termial with the SBC6120?
For times when I need to move files (like programming the Flash on my
IOB6120), I use a Linux box and Kermit and whatever keyboard is on the
Linux box (laptop or desktop). For real terminal use, lately, I've
been using mostly LK201s on DEC terminals, and whatever keyboard is
handy for my Planar ELT-320, a 9" orange-screen electroluminescent wee
terminal that takes both PS/2 keyboards and DEC LK201 keyboards.
Since the terminal is so small, I like to use my Happy Hacking PS/2
keyboard with it - the whole arrangement is smaller than many laptops.
The heaviest part is the slug of metal in the base of the terminal to
keep the screen from tipping over (I also have a wall-mount case for
another ELT-320 with no base).
So... depending on platform, a DEC LK201 or some random PS/2 keyboard
(Keytronics are nice)
-ethan
10 Jan
10 Jan
4:49 p.m.
On 1/10/07, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
Just what do you use for a termial with the SBC6120?
Assuming that you just need an ASCII RS-232 terminal here and nothing
fancier...
I prefer a unit where the keyboard is separate and put in any position
that feels ergonomically comfortable. That rules out things like the
ADM-3A, ADM-5, Basic/Four 7250, Heath/Zenith Z-19, Heath H-9, Tektronix
4010/4014, etc.
I love the screen font on the HP2621. It had very well formed
characters that always looked so smooth and crisp at the same time.
I have two, one with a dead PS that needs to be repaired. The
keyboard is just OK; not the best, but not the worst I've used.
The Tektronix 4105 and 4205 have really nice keyboards and have color
graphics and text.
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5:02 p.m.
On 1/10/07, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
The heaviest part is the slug of metal in the base of
the terminal to
keep the screen from tipping over (I also have a wall-mount case for
another ELT-320 with no base).
Is that a stock base or something you built? I have an ELT-320 laying
flat on its back right now since I have no base for it. Has any one
built their own base for one of these? They typically show up on eBay
without a base (and usually without a power supply). Some day I'll
have to get around to building my own base.
-Glen
5:53 p.m.
On 1/10/07, Glen Slick <glen.slick at gmail.com> wrote:
On 1/10/07, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at
gmail.com> wrote:
Stock. No pictures at the moment, sorry.
The heaviest part is the slug of metal in the
base of the terminal to
keep the screen from tipping over (I also have a wall-mount case for
another ELT-320 with no base).
Is that a stock base or something you built? I have an ELT-320 laying
flat on its back right now since I have no base for it. Has any one
built their own base for one of these? They typically show up on eBay
without a base (and usually without a power supply). Some day I'll
have to get around to building my own base.
I got the one with the base with no PSU, and the one with the
wall-mount enclosure (no base) _with_ a PSU. In any case, it's just
12V somewhere around 2000mA, IIRC with a DIN-6 power connector.
-ethan
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