I know they require a keyboard and monitor to function as a word
processor but is there any reason they need them to run OS/8 or OS/278?
Is there some hardware reason that the keyboard and monitor are
required for the 6120 to boot or is it just because of the software on
the boot disk or in the boot ROM?
On Jul 24, 2004, at 7:03 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 01:03:20PM -0400, David Betz wrote:
>> Rather than trying to
>> acquire a keyboard and monitor I'm wondering if anyone has tried to
>> replace the boot ROMs to allow either OS/8 or OS/278 to boot using a
>> serial terminal connected to the serial port. Is that even possible?
>
> I haven't tried it, but AFAIK, all of that style of DECmates (II, III,
> III+)
> require a composite monitor (VR201) and an LK201-protocol keyboard.
>
> -ethan
>
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Received on Sat Jul 24 2004 - 18:19:48 BST