-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Glen Slick Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:02 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: looking for info of the DEC Remote Services Console On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Henk Gooijen <henk.gooijen at hotmail.com> wrote: If you're curious enough you could buy a copy of this EK-KCRSC-FS-001 manual if you can't find a copy online anywhere: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321490484222 Here's a start: http://marc.info/?l=classiccmp&m=104957386722590 List: classiccmp Subject: Remote Services Consoles REVEALED! From: Chuck McManis Date: 2000-07-29 22:14:58 I found DEC document EK-KCRSC-FS-001 "Remote Services Console: Field Service Manual." Sometimes I'm sure God is a computer collector. Connections: Connector Local Console Terminal A1 CPU Conole Port A2 Optional to Comm port B1 Connection to modem B2 Now the way it works is it can use the modem from an existing dial-in line which presumably the customer would already have. So where you would normally have: Console >-------------> Computer Modem >-----------==> Comm port You get +---+ Console >---+ R +------> console | S | Modem >----+ C +------> comm port +---+ This lets the modem be used to dial in the console or on the comm port when not remotely diagnosing issues. Buttons on the front control baud rate, the mapping is: out out out 300 in out out 1200 out in out 2400 out out in 4800 in in in 9600 Baud T is the terminal and should match the console port setting Baud M is the modem (1200 baud preferred :-) The various modes: REMOTE - modem can dial into the console. Light blinks when no one is dialed in REMOTE USER - modem is connected to the comm port USER PORT - all operation is transparent console and modem connect "straight through" to the other connector LOCKOUT - modem can't be used to get to the system. The dial in line uses the DDCMP protocol to insure data integrity. I'm not sure what this means in terms of being able to dial it from a PC. ---- Henk's reply Thanks Glen, that is already very useful information. <thumbs up> I will add this to my web site! And test this of course ... Yes, I am curious enough, however ... I have bought parts and documentation from this eBay seller (efi) before. My guess is that he might accept a $10 offer for this manual, but I cannot do that, because the additional international shipping costs are absurd. If somebody could do the offer of $10, and ship the manual to me in a letter, as a private person (instead of a company), I would pay all expenses and add some "beer" money. Thanks. - Henk

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Paul Koning Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:37 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: looking for info of the DEC Remote Services Console Instead of a company? Postage does not depend on who sends it. Books used to be able to be shipped rather cheaply. If that is still true, it would be true for any shipper. If the shipper claims his rates are higher because he?s a company, you should take your business elsewhere. paul ---- Henk's reply Hi Paul. As a person you would ship this as a letter and be done with it. However, (AFAIK), a company ships using standard priority rates, and my impression is that that is a lot more. In the eBay listing it shows that the shipping cost for these (guessing) 20 pages is some $25. A person shipping 20 pages in a letter pays less ... or are USPS rates rocketed sky high over the last year? - Henk

Well someone just bought that EK-KCRSC-FS-001 manual not too long ago so hope it went to someone that can scan and share it.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Paul Koning Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:06 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: looking for info of the DEC Remote Services Console According to usps.com, shipping an 8 ounce ?large letter? to the Netherlands costs $8.85 as a ?large envelope? (i.e., it?s letter size paper or somewhat larger, shipped flat). If the envelope is ?too rigid?, it would be a ?first class package? which costs $12.75. Yes, you can certainly send priority mail, and that will run you $25 or so for the same item, but that isn?t the lowest cost option. But there is no requirement to use priority mail, not for individuals, not for companies. paul Hi Paul, true, priority mail is not the cheapest option, but that's what most eBayer offer. - Henk

Neat item! If you can't turn up any docs.. here's a thought. Since you'd only need one switch to toggle 110 / 300, that potentially leaves five for other uses. Not to say they only used one switch for that setting, maybe their design required two.. but only one is +required+ at a minimum. Pretty safe to say that additional switches are used to manually assert / de-assert various hardware flow control and device / ring detection lines (CTS, DSR, DCD / RLSD) and/or enable / disable hardware flow control. You should be able to test for the manual line settings by watching the appropriate pins with a meter while trying different switches - see which lines are being pulled high / low. So how the heck do you operate a one-line terminal, anyway? Does it have a scroll-back buffer of 5-10 lines? Do you just have to read way, way fast? ;-) On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:06 AM, E. Groenenberg <quapla at xs4all.nl> wrote: