Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!cornell!rochester!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!joss From: joss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Josh Sirota) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: terminal for ibm pc Message-ID: <464@ur-cc.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 88 17:29:57 GMT References: <1732@blockhead.oakhill.UUCP> Reply-To: joss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Josh Sirota) Organization: Univ. of Rochester, Computing Center Lines: 19 In article <1732@blockhead.oakhill.UUCP> joh@oakhill.UUCP (Joe Hollinger) writes: >Is there a way to connect a normal ascii terminal to a AT, in place of the >keyboard and display. I would like to be able to run a async line from the >back of my Sun and be able to access the pc using tip or kermit. I don't >just want to do file transfers I want to be able to use the pc from the sun. >Note that I do not need to be able to do any screen oriented stuff, just >compiles and such. Thanks for any leads on this. No problem. On the PC, set up the port to the right specs with MODE - (i.e., C>mode com1:9600,n,8,1). Then say "ctty com1" (no colon). The only way to get it back is to use the new console on com1 and say "ctty con" or to reboot. Josh -- Josh Sirota INTERNET: joss@uhura.cc.rochester.edu BITNET: joss_ss@uordbv.bitnet sirota@cs.rochester.edu UUCP: ...!rochester!sirota