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From: jeff@hummer.iupui.edu (Jeff Levy)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Terminal link to PC
Message-ID: <1990Aug14.122002.4467@hummer.iupui.edu>
Date: 14 Aug 90 12:20:02 GMT
Distribution: comp.terminals
Organization: Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Hello!  I am wondering if anyone out in terminal land might know about
hooking a terminal through a serial port to their computer.  Let me
explain what I have.  I have an IBM compatible machine with an 8088
processor.  Additionally, I have 640 k of ram memory.  I am attempting
to link through my serial port an ERGO 301FK.  I have the cable, that I
made my self.  It is a straight DB25f - DB25f pins 2 & 3 reversed and
pin 7 straight through.  Using Procomm communications software I am
successful in "talking".  I am able to type on one machine and have it
echo on the other.  However, to me this is not good enough.  I want to
be able to take the ERGO in the other room and word process or even have
access to all my other programs on my hard drive via the terminal.  Does
any one know how to do this?  Have you been successful?  

I thought about using the dos command CTTY, however I have been
unseccesful.  If any one is able to help me I would greatly appreciate
it.  Thanks in advance.

Jeff Levy
jeff@hummer.iupui.edu  or  ijef100@indycms.iupui.edu