5 Jun
2000
5 Jun
'00
5:09 a.m.
I saved a DEC rainbow from the landfill this morning.
I have the system, the monitor but no keyboard.
Any idea where I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
thanks!
Since I don't have a keyboard, I don't konw if there
is anything on the hard drive.
-Bob
5 Jun
5 Jun
8:41 a.m.
Any idea where I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
No idea on the software, but all you need for a keyboard is a LK201, and I
believe a LK401 should work. Since you've got the monitor sounds like
you've already got the hard part to get.
The LK201 is the keyboard that was used on VT200's, VT300's, Rainbow's, Dec
Professionals, and DECmate's. As well as some VAXstations.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
9:23 a.m.
Cool...any idea where I might find an LK201?
thanks!
-Bob
Bob Brown
Saved by grace
Intranet Sysadmin Page: http://info1.harper.cc.il.us/~bbrown
Any idea where
I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
No idea on the software, but all you need for a keyboard is a LK201, and I
believe a LK401 should work. Since you've got the monitor sounds like
you've already got the hard part to get.
The LK201 is the keyboard that was used on VT200's, VT300's, Rainbow's, Dec
Professionals, and DECmate's. As well as some VAXstations.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
10:15 a.m.
Cool...any idea where I might find an LK201?
thanks!
-Bob
Not a helpfull answer, but just about anywhere you find DEC hardware. I'm
just dumbfounded the system had a monitor, but not the keyboard.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
10:31 a.m.
I found it at the curb on garbage day....the cpu case..and the monitor was
nearby...but no keyboard to be found.
-Bob
Bob Brown
Saved by grace
Intranet Sysadmin Page: http://info1.harper.cc.il.us/~bbrown
Cool...any idea
where I might find an LK201?
thanks!
-Bob
Not a helpfull answer, but just about anywhere you find DEC hardware. I'm
just dumbfounded the system had a monitor, but not the keyboard.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ | 
11:44 a.m.
From: Bob Brown <bbrown(a)harper.cc.il.us>
I saved a DEC rainbow from the landfill this morning.
I have the system, the monitor but no keyboard.
Any idea where I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
plaese have a look at:
ftp://ftp.update.uu.se/pub/rainbow/
cheers,
emanuel
12:28 p.m.
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: text
Size: 563 bytes
Desc: not available
Url :
http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/attachments/20000605/fefbd529/at…
24 Jul
24 Jul
2:34 a.m.
I happened to aquire an LK401 keyboard (attached to a vt320 terminal)..
will this keyboard work with a rainbow?
thanks.
-Bob
Bob Brown
Saved by grace
Intranet Sysadmin Page: http://info1.harper.cc.il.us/~bbrown
I saved a DEC rainbow from the landfill this morning.
I have the system, the monitor but no keyboard.
Any idea where I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
The keyboard is a standard DEC LK201 unit. This is the same keyboard
that's used on the VT220 terminal, VT300 series, etc. So it shouldn't be
too hard to find one. Most DEC enthusiasts probably have a number lying
about.
As regards software, ftp://ftp.update.uu.se/pub/ had some stuff for the
'Bow when I last looked, but I don't know if it's still active.
-tony 
4:03 a.m.
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Bob Brown wrote:
Bob Brown
Saved by grace
Intranet Sysadmin Page: http://info1.harper.cc.il.us/~bbrown
I happened to aquire an LK401 keyboard (attached to a
vt320 terminal)..
will this keyboard work with a rainbow?
thanks.
-Bob
Yes it will as will the LK201 They are electrically the same but
mechanically different styling.
Allison
I saved a DEC rainbow from the landfill this morning.
I have the system, the monitor but no keyboard.
Any idea where I can get a keyboard and possibly
some software for it?
The keyboard is a standard DEC LK201 unit. This is the same keyboard
that's used on the VT220 terminal, VT300 series, etc. So it shouldn't be
too hard to find one. Most DEC enthusiasts probably have a number lying
about.
As regards software, ftp://ftp.update.uu.se/pub/ had some stuff for the
'Bow when I last looked, but I don't know if it's still active.
-tony 
9:18 a.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
I mentioned last week that I found a pile of VT420 terminals, well I
checked again and they are indeed VT420, but nasty burnin from use as
library terminals.
Is it possible to use one of these VT420 to test a LK401 keyboard, without
anything or anything too special connected to it?
11:53 a.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
Yes, just set the comms to local (aka loopback) and it will echo the
chars.
It also does a power on test of the keyboard and expects a response from
it so that is the first verification it's there and has some
functionality.
Allison
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Mike Ford wrote:
I mentioned last week that I found a pile of VT420
terminals, well I
checked again and they are indeed VT420, but nasty burnin from use as
library terminals.
Is it possible to use one of these VT420 to test a LK401 keyboard, without
anything or anything too special connected to it?
5:52 p.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:48 AM
Subject: VT420, burned
Is it possible to use one of these VT420 to test a
LK401 keyboard,
without
anything or anything too special connected to it?
Yes, no problem. Make a loopback connector, pin 2 to pin 3 on a db25.
OR In terminal setup (F3) Under communications setup, set local echo on.
Either way whatever you type will be displayed.
Picture tubes can be replaced, so hang on to the VT420's!
Cheers
Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob(a)stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
netcafe(a)tell.net.au
ICQ: 1970476
25 Jul
25 Jul
10:23 a.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
Is it possible
to use one of these VT420 to test a LK401 keyboard,
without
anything or anything too special connected to it?
Yes, no problem. Make a loopback connector, pin 2 to pin 3 on a db25.
OR In terminal setup (F3) Under communications setup, set local echo on.
Either way whatever you type will be displayed.
Picture tubes can be replaced, so hang on to the VT420's! 
11:20 a.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
At 12:23 PM 7/25/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Picture tubes can be replaced, so hang on to the
VT420's!
Where can I buy replacement tubes for the VT420?
There is a good pallet load of them, and so far ZERO
interest from this
list, so I have serious doubts to there future, excepting maybe one I will
play with. Thanks for the tip though, I really can use something to test
keyboards with.
They aren't particularly hard to find, although somewhat harder than VT320s
which don't have the dual session stuff.
--Chuck
11:35 a.m.
New subject: VT420, burned
>There is a good pallet load of them, and so far
ZERO interest from this
>list, so I have serious doubts to there future, excepting maybe one I will
>play with. Thanks for the tip though, I really can use something to test
>keyboards with.
Allright, I'll bite, where IS the palletload of them? And how much would it
cost to ship one to Colorado Springs, CO? I have a vaxstation that really
needs a console.
--
Jim Strickland
jim(a)DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
BeOS Powered!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
8764
days inactive
8814
days old
14 comments
9 participants
participants (9)
-
allisonp＠world.std.com -
ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk -
bbrown＠harper.cc.il.us -
cmcmanis＠mcmanis.com -
emu＠ecubics.com -
geoffrob＠stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au -
healyzh＠aracnet.com -
jim＠calico.litterbox.com -
mikeford＠socal.rr.com