From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Sep 24 19:17:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA16743 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:17:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from counterintelligence.ml.org (mdean.vip.best.com [206.86.94.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA16734 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:17:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (jamil@localhost) by counterintelligence.ml.org (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA00784; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:17:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 19:17:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jamil J. Weatherbee" To: jbryant@tfs.net cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vt420 terminal In-Reply-To: <199709250052.TAA00700@argus.tfs.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk What the heck is a DEC-style modular connector (who manufactures the connector?) On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Jim Bryant wrote: > excuse me if this is not the place to ask... > > i just got this terminal minutes ago, it does work, but it seems to > not have a db-25 connector, but has two of the wierd DEC-style modular > connectors, one for each session, or one for both sessions and the > other for the printer... > > questions: > > 1). where can i obtain ready made DEC-modular <-> EIA DB-9/25 > cables? > > 2). where can i obtain DEC-modular connectors for making my > own cables? > > 3). most important: what is the pinout for the DEC-modular > connector? > > jim > -- > All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, > think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or > radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28PW > voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+ >