>>>>> "BT" == Ben Tilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
BT> On 4/20/05, Andrew Medico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Apr 20, 2005, at 20:32, Federico Lucifredi wrote: >> >> > Hello Fellow Mongers, >> > please excuse my totally Perl-unrelated question, but I am sure more >> > than a few of you will appreciate the idea: I want to get my working >> > VT-100 connected to a Linux server to read e-mail in a *very* old >> > style way ;-) >> > >> > I know everything I need about setting tty lines in Linux. What I do >> > not know (and the expertise of the old timers here is the key) is what >> > kind of cable to use to connect the darn thing... what is it called? >> > Where do I find it? I can make one myself, but in that case I qould >> > need a wiring diagram. >> >> What you're looking for is a "null modem" serial cable. It's analogous >> to an Ethernet crossover cable. BT> I'll bet that that is a piece of trivia that you never expected to need to BT> use again! :-) i have nightmares from my serial line days. so many years working on them in so many ways. and of course with vt-100s all around. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
