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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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