[Info-vax] Vax Station 4000 VLC

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In article <pvqfu4$u4e$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>On 2018-12-24, David Wade <g4ugm at dave.invalid> wrote:
>> On 23/12/2018 20:14, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 12/23/2018 2:56 PM, David Wade wrote:
>>>>    Is there any way to run EDIT on a VLC without loading DEC Windows.
>>> 
>>> Console only (no network and no serial connection)?
>>> 
>>> Arne
>>> 
>>> 
>> Arne,
>>   The VLC has two serial ports, one 25 pin and one MMJ so you can use a 
>> VTxxx terminal, but I really meant via the console. It looks like the 
>> answer to that is "no"...
>
>EDIT is a verb which invokes a range of editors. Which editor are
>you interested in ?
>
>You can forget about TPU but you should be able to use EDT in line mode.
>
>I won't suggest using the undocumented VT52 emulator because I think
>that was something which only came in on Alpha GUI consoles and wasn't
>present on VAX workstation consoles.
>
>BTW, I can just hear Stephen right now: "Line mode. How. Quaint." :-)

I used line mode quite often on the LA-120s connected to the 11/78*s.

I see no need to vilify those technologies of yesterday.  Carburators
served us well far longer than has computer controlled fuel-injection.
Black and white film captured our expieriences long before color film
and film, in general, served us well long before digital photography. 
Man went to the moon on slide-rules and rudimentary computer programs
that were *literally* stitched together.  My claw hammer works quite
well and it's used far more often than my power nailer.  The cordless
screwdriver is wonderful too but I still use my old technology ulna-
radius pronator and supinator powered screwdrivers too.

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