Twinax (was Re: Last run at the local Uni Surplus for a while...)

From: Chris Craft <ccraft_at_netgenius.org>
Date: Tue Apr 9 22:46:49 2002

Hm... that particular bit I //do// have. Perhaps I should (carefully) see
what's inside.

-Chris.

On Tuesday 09 April 2002 18:44, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 9:30 AM
> Subject: Twinax (was Re: Last run at the local Uni Surplus for a while...)
>
> > --- Chris Craft <ccraft_at_springsips.com> wrote:
> > > Just a question... do they ever get AS/400 stuff? I need a keyboard and
> > > some cables for a 3151? terminal and the twinax to plug 'em together.
> >
> > Never. This is Unix and Mac-land.
> >
> > I do happen to have some twinax baluns from a former tenant of a
> > shop that my former employer took over. They previous guys had an AS/400
> > and terminals on peoples' desks. The best computer in the place was a
> > 486 tower, in 2000! They were in the forklift business - this was some
> > sort of documentation center for the company.
>
> I despair of ever getting my AS400 working. I have the machine, I have the
> necessary adapter in the machine, I have terminals, I have twinax.
> I don't have the 25 pin d to 8x twinax connector gizmo (I can supply an IBM
> part no). I've had a few offered to me, but they all want very serious
> money for it. Considering I paid $25AU for the lot I'm not that interested
> in shelling out a couple of hundred for the terminal interface box and
> cable.
>
> Cheers
>
> Geoff in Oz
Received on Tue Apr 09 2002 - 22:46:49 BST