[Info-vax] terminal servers etc

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <00ACCF7E.9C2FF7CA at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- 
@SendSpamHere.ORG writes: 

> >Sounds like a good idea.  The 90M (along with two DECrepeater 90T) is
> >connected to a backplane.  With the 90M, I won't need the repeaters at
> >all since as you say it has a twisted-pair connector (otherwise I would
> >have to use BNC to go from the server to a repeater, and then
> >twisted-pair from the repeater to the twisted-pair switch).  Flash 
> >memory also sounds more convenient and perhaps I'll need TCP/IP at some 
> >point.
> 
> It's only 10baseT, mind you!

Yes, but I can't type that fast.  :-)

> >The DEcserver 90TL and a 16-port DECrepeater 90T are standalone, i.e. 
> >don't need the backplane.  I have a couple of the power supplies and a 
> >little box which can hold a power supply and something which uses it.
> 
> The stacking boxes?

Presumably.

> You do NOT need to terminate the DEC*90* devices with BNC connectors if
> they are in the DEChub.  In fact, since the can be placed in the DEChub
> in close proximity, there's not ROOM to put on a terminator.

Good point.