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From: jmorriso@fs1.ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison)
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Subject: Re: HP-48SX <--> Sun 3/80 Transfer Problems
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Date: 30 Nov 90 17:43:34 GMT
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Here is how to use kermit on a Sun (3/60, SPARC etc) since I have
seen people with problems.

Connect your HP cable to one of the ports on the back of your Sun.
There should be 2 serial ports. You will need a gender changer. 

That's the simple part. You _must_ have read/write permission to the
file /dev/ttya or /dev/ttyb, whichever port you are using. If you do
not have root priveleges, then whine to whoever does. There is no way
around this.

If you have ckermit, then type ckermit -l /dev/ttya -b 9600
There it is. It's really very simple. You do not need null modem cables,
additional pins cross connected or anything. If the cable works on your
PC, it will work on a Sun.