>>I have a chance to pick up an old Penril VCX-100. It is supposedly a
>>serial port multiplexor to connect a bunch of terminals to a host.
>>
>>I have a bunch of terminals and not enough ports on my host (Linux PC).
>>Can anyone tell me how to use this box?
>The VCX100 comes either with a V.35 interface or a RS-232 composite
>interface. On the other end of this interface is always another Penril
>box which does the demultiplexing. So, no, by itself this Penril box
>won't do you any good.
Darn!
>What would do you the most good is a DECServer 700 or some other TCP/IP
>compatible terminal server. This you can throw onto your LAN quite easily.
>Older DECServers (like the 200 and 300) can be put into service as well if
>you want to go to the trouble of enabling MOP boot support and LAT in
>your Linux box.
Hmmm.. that's kinda impossible for me because, things like DECServer 700
don't pop up too often...
Here's my situation in detail. I have a bunch of TRS-80s and assorted old
8-bit machines. I also have a network of Linux boxes (with some M$
machines thrown in). I want to run terminal programs on my TRS-80s and run
them off a Linux box I have set aside for hosting (I want to do pine and
etc). Problem: Not enough serial ports on my Linux boxes. What's the
best/cheapest way of doing this?
P.S. does anyone have copies of terminal programs for TRS-80 Mod I/III/4,
100, 1000, 2000, coco1, coco2, coco3, amiga 1000 or atari 800?
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Received on Mon Jun 14 1999 - 16:28:03 BST