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- From: sp@questor.org (Steve Pershing)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: WYSE Terminals and Linux
- Message-ID: <RcD9wB3w165w@questor.org>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:56:26 PST
- References: <1993Jan09.211139.14560@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
- Organization: Questor|Free Usenet News|Vancouver, BC: +1 604 681 0670
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- jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle) writes:
-
- |> Recently I have inherited a couple of old WYSE Terminals and would like
- |> to try and hang them off of my linux box as dumb terminals. After some
- |> effort and little success, I thought I'd see if anyone else has done this
- |> successfully. If so, I would very much like to correspond with you.
- |> What I have thus far done:
- |>
- |> 1. Copied wyse termcap entries from the SUNs at the University
- |> 2. Added an entry in inittab for the wyse terminal:
- |>
- |> ttys0:wyse50:/etc/getty 9600 ttys0
- |>
- |> (I also tried ttys0:wyse50:/etc/uugetty ttys0 9600 - with no luck).
- |>
- |> Unfortunately, the terminals have no docs so I'm somewhat in the dark
- |> as to what to try.
-
- Jean:
-
- I have tried much the same, with the only luck being that when the system
- reboots, my wyse30 comes up the the system prompt, but won't take any
- input.
-
- As far as getting data, you will find that Wyse/Amdek have a free FAXback
- service at an 800 number in California. You can get most all of the specs
- you need by calling this service. It allows you to Touch-Tone request up
- to 6 documents at a time, including an index document.
-
- The 800 number is: 800 800 WYSE. It will instruct you how to use the
- automated FAXback service.
-
- Let me know how it works out. Get the index first.
-
- If you find a termcap entry for a Wyse30, please send it to me. That's about
- it from here. Good luck.
-
- ---
- Steve <sp@questor.org>
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