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Re: Running PC XT as a terminal for Linux



On Fri, 29 Dec 1995, Bekman Stas wrote:

> Hi,
> I want to connect one terminal to my PC (486-DX4) with Linux running as a 
> server. So, I have an XT PC. Does it good enough? I mean does XT have enough
> resources to run as a terminal? (memory 64k?)   
> Now, What How-to recover this topic (terminals: hardware & software)?

Run TELIX, PRO-COMM, TERM, whatever communications program you have for 
that xt, and connect the serial ports with a null-modem cable. You could 
then start up a uugetty on that serial port from linux (in initab file) 
and the xt will become its terminal.

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