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From: canar.jeff@hines.va.gov (jeff canar m.a.)
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Subject: Using a laptop in place of a DEC terminal
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 03:53:40 GMT
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I'm sure this can be done, just need to know the proper way to
connect...
We have DEC terminal in an office that is old, and almost useless.
I'd like to use an old 386 laptop (running kermit 3.14) I have in
place of this terminal. I'm assuming I can simply run some sort of
cable out the back of the laptop through the built in serial port (9
pin) and into the wall where the original terminal is connected. I
think the DEC terminal connects using an RJ-45 connector (or whatever
that connector that looks like a telephone jack is called). There is
no way to dial into the server at work. It either connects the same
way the dumb terminal did or not at all.
So...
(1) can this be done
(2) what kind of connector and cable do I need to go from the 9 pin
serial port on the back of the laptop to the wall
-and-
(3) is there anything that could seriously get in the way of this
working that could take so much time to resolve it ultimately isn't
worth the effort?
I have the Using MS-Dos Kermit book so referrals to it are fine.
thanks in advance,
jeff
thanks in advance,
jeff