I actually have a DEC printer adapter (MMJ->9pin) which kind of works in the
9pin port on the VS2000 (I think) as it does display some text... but not
all from what I can tell. Appears to only report lines with "?" marks...
which are warnings and "??" marks I assume are errors. I get a ?? on the
device line "1" (ethernet) and thought I read somewhere that the thinwire
had to be terminated or forget it... and given the 9 pin adapter I have, I'm
not sure about the 8-9 pin short, so have a few things to workout I guess
before I really know what's going on....
Yes, tried hooking up the AUI port too, but the thickwire cables I have
won't fit! The gender is fine, but both the cables and the AUI port on the
VS have the locking posts. I seem to be hitting dead ends all over... but
will try to connect the thinwire to resolve the "??" reported, and also make
a proper 9pin cable, then will see where that gets me.
rod
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Smith" <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 10:20 AM
Subject: RE: TK50Z-GA and MicroVax 3100/90?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rod Young [mailto:rodyoung_at_shaw.ca]
>
> > Yes, 2MB on board, but I'm looking for something bigger than
> > the 4MB (it's
>
> Me too ;)
>
> > I'm just getting the unit going, and need the BNC terminators
> > to make the
>
> You know that you can also use an AUI terminator if your 2000 has
> an AUI port? I think this goes without saying... :)
>
> > ethernet happy, and also a cable ...08 to make the 9pin a
> > console port (as
> > this is a VS2000).
>
> It's a simple straight-through serial cable with pins 8 and 9
> tied together on the machine end. Nothing fancy. You can make
> one up in five minutes with parts from radio shark.
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
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