Also terminals generally need a null modem to talk to a garden variety PC
RS232.
> > So, has anyone ever setup one of these things to work as a terminal to a
> > common garden PC (linux user I am)? Might the screen have burnt out and it
> > simply is unable to display anything I send to it anyways? Does it need a
> > straight-through or null-modem serial connection? Do I need to send an
> > initialisation string to it before it'll accept and display any data?
> > None of these things I know, and trial and error problem solving can be
> > frustrating, especially if other problems prevent them from being solved
> > that way! ;)
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Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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