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Date:      Wed, 1 Jul 1998 23:59:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Dumb terminals
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701235759.18536N-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <6003A12BBDC9D011A32D0001FA7E022102AA8E5C@xprimary.7000.albertsons.com>

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On Sat, 27 Jun 1998 eric_floerchinger@albertsons.com wrote:

> How hard is it to connect character-mode dumb terminals (Such as an NCR
> 2900, a Wyze 50, etc) to a FreeBSD box?  I'd also like to know of any
> documentation out there regarding this application.

As long as they're standard serial terminals (none of this silly IBM coax
stuff) then all you need is a null-modem cable and a free serial port.
Plug everything in then enable the appropriate getty in /etc/ttys, kill -1
1, and  your terminal should come up with a login: prompt.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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