Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!funic!santra!nntp.hut.fi!kiravuo From: kiravuo@vipunen.hut.fi (Timo Kiravuo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: use as a terminal? Message-ID: Date: 6 May 91 16:50:29 GMT References: <1991May5.194805.869@husc3.harvard.edu> Sender: news@santra.uucp (Cnews - USENET news system) Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Computing Center Lines: 28 In-Reply-To: schoen2@husc9.harvard.edu's message of 5 May 91 23:48:04 GMT In article <1991May5.194805.869@husc3.harvard.edu> schoen2@husc9.harvard.edu (Michael Schoen) writes: >I was wondering if it is possible to plug in a notebook, via a >RS-232, for use as a terminal. THe UNIX terminals here tend to have >messed up screens and sticky keyboards. SO, can I just remove the >plug from the serial port of the terminal (a digital VT102), and put it >into my notebook? It might be possible, but definetely check with your local people first. Some terminals use RS-232, but some use RS-422 or RS-423, like this terminal I am currently using. To plug my laptop to our system I must use a RS-232/RS-422 converter. I think that your local Computing center or whoever runs the systems there might know more about yout setup than us in the net. Ask them. There is also a possibility of frying your laptop or the communications chip inside. And since they are usually surface mounted, your certified dealer might want to swap the whole mother board. So be careful. >If so, what software do I need to run as a terminal. As mentioned, Kermit is one of the best terminal emulation programs. -- Timo Kiravuo, kiravuo@hut.fi Helsinki University of Technology, Computer Center, Finland