They're DA-15's! The 'B' means the shell size of the DB25. If it's a DB15,
it's that shell with 15 pins in it.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Caron" <sean_at_techcare.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: DEC DB15 "terminators"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_canit.se>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 3:30 PM
> Subject: RE: DEC DB15 "terminators"
>
>
> > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> >
> > > >Ethernet signal confidence indicators, I believe,
> > > >but I would like to know more too. Next?
> > >
> > > Ethernet *terminators*. As far as I can remember any VAXen I've
played
> > > with that have built in ethernet want to either be plugged into a
> ethernet
> > > network or have one of these attached, otherwise they complain (I want
> to
> > > say they won't even boot, but it's been awhile, all my stuff is always
> > > plugged into the network).
> >
> > At least our NetBSD MicroVAX IIGP does boot without being plugged into
the
> > network. Could be a VMS thing, though.
> >
> >
>
> AFAIK, they boot fine, but you'll get the "?? 1" error on boot and the
> system will
> drop the the ROM monitor.. it'll run, but you won't be able to autoboot.
>
> --Sean Caron (root_at_diablonet.net) | http://www.diablonet.net
>
>
Received on Wed Jan 24 2001 - 23:26:39 GMT