[SunRescue] WTB: Type 4 Keyboard Cable

Kurt Mosiejczuk kurt at csh.rit.edu
Thu Aug 12 15:20:32 CDT 1999


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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