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From: clear@cavebbs.gen.nz (Charlie Lear)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Seeking help - Unisys T27
Keywords: Burroughs Unisys T27 help setup undocumented
Message-ID: <1991Jun26.072715.10883@cavebbs.gen.nz>
Date: 26 Jun 91 07:27:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: cavebbs.1991Jun26.072715.10883
Organization: The Cave MegaBBS, Public Access Usenet, Wellington, NZ
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I've obtained an "as-new" Burroughs/Unisys T27 terminal. Nothing I say,
nothing I do, no spells I cast have made it work as a dumb terminal on
either an async modem or my 3B2/400 (SysV 3.2).

I've RTFMs until my eyes fell out. I can't see any reference about setting
it up as a plain 'ol terminal, but lots about hooking it up to a host, and
putting it into forms mode and control mode and suchlike.
 
Some people have muttered things like "I'll sell you a Unisys mainframe
to plug it into" but nothing remotely helpful.

Have I missed something in the configuration? Does it have DIP switches
inside that aren't mentioned in the docs?

I hate to see it sit gathering dust because I can't use it.
Its got a good display and the best keyboard I've ever seen on a terminal.

TIA, email appreciated...
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