DECMate III

From: Roger Ivie <IVIE_at_cc.usu.edu>
Date: Tue Feb 16 10:28:04 1999

> I finally picked up the DECMate III that was at my uncle's house.
> Is it possible
> to use 8" disks with this?

There was an 8" controller for the DECmate II, but it's rare and I don't
know if it works with the three.

> Can the screen/keyboard be replaced with a PC running a terminal emulator?
> The screen is attached via a 15-pin cable but otherwise resembles a
> VT-220. Thanks.

No. 15-pin cable provides video and power for the monitor as well as a
serial port for the keyboard; although it looks like a VT220, it's a
monitor and a keyboard, not a terminal.

Roger Ivie
ivie_at_cc.usu.edu
Received on Tue Feb 16 1999 - 10:28:04 GMT