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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
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Subject: Re: Using a laptop in place of a DEC terminal
Date: 3 Dec 1998 14:32:08 GMT
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In article <74524j$47q$1@tepe.tezcat.com>,
jeff canar m.a. <canar.jeff@hines.va.gov> wrote:
: 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
:
Yes.
: (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
:
That's the question of the week.
: (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?
:
Just getting the cable.
As you probably know, DEC divested itself of its terminal business many
years ago, and then DEC itself was sold to Compaq. Sources for DEC
terminal-related items are not obvious. The cable you need, however, is
the DB9 to MMJ variety, DEC part number H8585-AA.
You can probably order it from one of the cable-and-connector supply houses
such as AMP or Anixter, if they have not been bought up and dismantled.
- Frank