16 Feb
1999
16 Feb
'99
5:28 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
16 Feb
16 Feb
5:43 a.m.
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Roger Ivie wrote:
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.
Is there a way to log into the D-25 COMM port?
--Max Eskin (max82(a)surfree.com)
7:04 a.m.
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Roger Ivie wrote:
Hmm... not sure...
The monitor/KB setup is the same as the PRO and the Rainbow, though.
The hard part is having the keyboard. If, you've got that, then you can
build and adapter to use it and a standard composite monitor.
<<<John>>>
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.
Is there a way to log into the D-25 COMM port? 
7:28 a.m.
This reminds me.. I have a Decmate III that I puchased 5-6 years ago, and
I dont really know if its working or not. I recall attempting to make
a OS/278 disk using teledisk, but apparently I wasnt successful.
Is anyone with a Decmate III willing to make a boot disk for me, and
perhaps add in whatever is useful for transferring programs to that
computer, and mail it to me? At least that way, i'd know for certain
if the computer is working, and then maybe I could play around with the
system. Its no PDP8/e, but then what is?...
-Lawrence LeMay
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