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From: Riccardo <chemif_at_mbox.queen.it>
Date: Sun Feb 1 19:14:35 1998

At 19:54 29/01/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Am I sure they're RJ11, no. They're physically the same jack with six
>live wires. But beyond that, how would I know???

Because DEC plugs are different from RJ11:

RJ 11= 4 pin; DEC=6

They share the same insertion size, but the DEC have "unplug key" not in the
center
as other RJ's

ASCII-SAMPLE I=========I I=========I
               I ^^^^ I I ^^^^^^ I
               I I I I
               I-----i_i-I I---i_i---I
  
                    DEC RJ11


>Does Xenix see these when it loads or do I have to tell it?

You need its own device driver to let it go.


>(Xenix/at 2.2.1)
>
>Do you if they are compatible/similar to anything that might recognise
>the board and work it in today's UNIX world???

They were made for today's Unix world.
The problem is to find its own software.



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