DEC terminals and classic server computing

[Pontus Pihlgren]

On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 02:25:17PM +0100, Aaron Jackson via cctalk wrote:
> Hey Henry,
> 
> Nice to see you on the list :)
> 
> I was just doing a search and it looks like the VT510 has a DIN socket
> on the back. Is this just PS2? The earlier terminals used an RJ-11
> connector.
> 

I'm pretty certain vt510 use PS2, thought the layout of the keyboards 
are a little different compared to PC keyboards.

/P


> Aaron.
> 
> 
> Henry Bond via cctalk writes:
> 
> > It's a 510, cheap on eBay it is a bit new for what I was going for.
> >
> > Thanks for the link though :)
> > -H
> >
> > On 29 May 2017 00:19:05 BST, Toby Thain via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> >>On 2017-05-28 7:08 PM, Henry Bond via cctalk wrote:
> >>> I have long had an interest in server tech and "technology with
> >>character" I finally took the plunge and got a DEC and I am looking for
> >>something of a similar vintage to connect it to.
> >>> I have read about VAXstations, z80 based mainframes. This seems like
> >>the kind of devices I would like to acquire and learn the workings of.
> >>>
> >>> I also require a keyboard for my DEC terminal.
> >>
> >>If it's a VT100, there's a keyboard on ebay currently.
> >>
> >>http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-Digital-DEC-VT-100-Series-Computer-Keyboard-/302320158666
> >>
> >>--Toby
> >>(not affiliated)
> >>
> >>>
> >>> As this is my first post to the list, I am mostly looking for
> >>resources (UK would be preferable)
> >>> -- H
> >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
> >>>
> 
> 
> --
> Aaron Jackson
> PhD Student, Computer Vision Laboratory, Uni of Nottingham
> http://aaronsplace.co.uk/