Yup, typically used for dumb terminals, serial printers, and modems.
Unfortunately I'm still stuck using these things here at work. I've almost
got rid of them all - every time we have a power failure, another one dies.
They're not really bad units, but when they've been powered on for a decade
or more without interruption, the reliability goes downhill and besides that
we're trying to get away from non-IP traffic on the network. I've only seen
these things used with OpenVMS, though I suppose at least DEC Unix might
have software. If I remember right, these things download their code from
the nearest VMS box when they're powered up. Setting REPLY/ENABLE on the
VMS system should let you see it start up. I've really never configured one
from scratch, just swapped out good units for bad ones, so I'm really not
sure of the whole installation procedure.
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: Iggy Drougge [mailto:optimus_at_canit.se]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:06 PM
To: Classic computing
Subject: DECserver 200
At the user group today, I was intrigued by a pretty little DEC box called a
"DECserver 200MC" (or MX?). It's got a very anonymous front panel, whereas
the
back is fitted out with 8 DB25 ports, into which some RS232->MJ11 (or
whatever
that modular DEC serial port is called) converters are plugged. There is
also
an AUI port.
Is it a terminal server of some kind?
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