RE: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-14 Thread Joe Piche via cctalk
Rebuilt the DEC-423 to DB-9F cable with a new db9, and it works a treat. -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Joe Piche via cctalk Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 10:34 PM To: 'Mark J. Blair' ; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: VT-320 interfacing I

RE: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Joe Piche via cctalk
! -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Mark J. Blair via cctalk Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 7:28 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: VT-320 interfacing > On Nov 9, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > >> The VT320 only

Re: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Mark J. Blair via cctalk
> On Nov 9, 2020, at 5:53 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk > wrote: > >> The VT320 only has the DEC-423 MMJ, no RS-232. > > I /thought/ that Modified Modular Jack was simply a physical thing and > completely independent of Recommended Standard 232. DECconnect (aka MMJ) interface uses RS-423

Re: VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 11/9/20 5:36 PM, Joe Piche via cctalk wrote: Hi All. Hi, The VT320 only has the DEC-423 MMJ, no RS-232. I /thought/ that Modified Modular Jack was simply a physical thing and completely independent of Recommended Standard 232. Every MMJ that I've run into has had RS-232 run through

VT-320 interfacing

2020-11-09 Thread Joe Piche via cctalk
Hi All. I've recently come into a really nice VT-320 terminal, but am having a hell of a time getting it to communicate with the outside world (mainly my PiDP-8 and PiDP-11). I've gone to the lowest common denominator, using a USB serial cable and terminal software to verify everything is