[SunRescue] WTB: Type 4 Keyboard Cable

[Ed.Mitchell at centigram.com]

NETTREK!!!!!!!

How would I turn an old SE into a terminal?  Zterm should do the job on the
software end, but what cable would I need to pull it off?  Mac printer
cable?  Modem cable?  Something more special?

Ed



From: James Lockwood <lockwood at isi.edu> on 12/08/99 18:04 GMT

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Subject:  Re: [SunRescue] WTB: Type 4 Keyboard Cable




On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, BSD Bob wrote:

> I will check and see.  They surplus each friday, about a block away,
> so I try to run over there.   Everyone is hot for the PC's and the
> unix boxes go for 5 bucks each, and cdroms for 2-3 bucks, and macs for
> 5-10 bucks.   It is mostly junkque, but lots of good parts if you can
> get several cases and cobble them together.  Sadly, no sun stuff tho.

Swinging slowly back on track, there's a great use for old compact Macs
(Plus/SE/Classic) for us workstation-heads.  They make great serial
terminals and are very compact, and usually far cheaper than the $75-100
that a used terminal will cost.  With a bit of work you can set them up to
boot into a terminal program automatically and you don't even need to keep
a mouse hooked up.

I'm always on the lookout for them, so if anyone finds a pallet of them
drop me a line.  Heck, I'd even pay money for an SE/30, if only to play
NetTrek. :-)

-James


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