console pinout?

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Thu May 6 01:47:55 1999

>Ok, I give up, where the heck does one find the pin-out for the weird
>not-quite-an-RJ-45 connector that connects the console to the VAX? I've got
>a cable that has the weird connetor on it (both ends :-() which no doubt
>plugs right into a VTxxx VAX Console Terminal but I'm more interested in
>something like a serial port of a PC pretending its a VTxxx console
>terminal. I figure I'll cut this cable in half, crimp on an RJ45 that I can
>plug into one of those DB-9 hood things.

The "weird connector" (DEC MMJ=Modified Modular Jack) is widely
available. Perhaps the easiest mail-order source, should you not have
any decent local electronics shops, is Digi-Key ( www.digikey.com ).
Received on Thu May 06 1999 - 01:47:55 BST