Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 18:33:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Derrick Baumer <bduk@earthlink.net> To: abc@firehouse.net Cc: dan@mostgraveconcern.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dumb terminal vendor Message-ID: <200004040133.SAA01835@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <20000403081138.A34039@laptop.firehouse.net> (message from Alan Clegg on Mon, 3 Apr 2000 08:11:38 -0400)
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> From: Alan Clegg <abc@firehouse.net>
>
> Out of the ether, Dan O'Connor spewed forth the following bitstream:
>
> > >As it is, I spend an inordinate amount of time writing in a notebook
> > >and typing it in later when the system is free.
>
> > If you don't mind typing on your laptop, you could always use a null-modem
> > cable and connect your laptop to the FreeBSD machine's serial port. Then log
> > in with terminal software...
>
> Note in this context, "notebook" is not == "laptop". It probably means a
> pad of paper and a pencil with few I/O capabilities beyond "erase". 8-)
Correct. The notebook is I/O limited. I'll think about the laptop
idea some, though. Heck, if it was a good one, I could abandon the
big box altogether...
Thank you.
--
Derrick Baumer - Black Duck Software
<bduk@earthlink.net>
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