[SunRescue] WTB: Type 4 Keyboard Cable

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Aug 12 22:47:48 CDT 1999


  The VT220, VT320, VT330, VT340, and VT420 have the same (or very similar)
keyboard interface.  I've used LK201 and LK401 keyboards on each of those
models.

         -Dave McGuire

On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
>Will that take the same keyboard as a VT420?  I have a few keyboards left
>over from terminals that were being with our Vax time sharing terminal
>server just a couple of years ago.  
>	Greg
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kurt Mosiejczuk [mailto:kurt at csh.rit.edu]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:21 PM
>> To: rescue at ohno.mrbill.net
>> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] WTB: Type 4 Keyboard Cable
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, James Lockwood wrote:
>> 
>> > 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.
>> 
>> That's a pretty good idea...  Although I did manage to get a 
>> keyboard-less
>> VT320 at a ham fest recently for like $4.  Anybody have a 
>> keyboard for one?
>> 
>> 
>> > 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. :-)
>> 
>> Great, now you make me go off-topic :)
>> 
>> This past school year and this upcoming one, myself and a 
>> bunch of friends 
>> have been playing netrek in the CS labs at RIT.  My best 
>> buddy is the admin,
>> so on fridays, he would reserve two labs of Ultra 1s and we'd 
>> go to town.
>> We're planning on doing it again starting this fall, so if 
>> anyone is interested
>> (and in the area) and would like to join us, feel free to 
>> drop me an email.
>> 
>> --Kurt
>> 
>> > -James
>> 
>> 
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