[Info-vax] Powerterm emulator

Dave Froble davef at tsoft-inc.com
Tue Aug 4 18:27:24 EDT 2020


On 8/4/2020 4:28 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <rgcdbf$gju$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>
>>> connected to either a VT terminal or a VMS workstation.
>>
>> Ah, but do you notice any difference between the sizes of the monitors
>> on each?
>
> I'm typing this on a 20-inch LCD monitor with in a DECterm under CDE.
> Wouldn't want a smaller monitor.
>
>> I've used many terminals, from a DEC VT05b and Behive to the VT520.  I
>> do appreciate the LK keyboards.  I have little desire for any terminal
>> ever again, except that they do make nice consoles.  The VAXstation 4000
>> systems will hang without a connected console, so I have a VT520 for
>> that system.
>
> Will all VAXes hang without a console terminal switched on?
>

As far as I know it's just the VAXstation 4000 systems.  Most likely 
because they are workstations, and assumed to have a monitor, keyboard, 
and mouse.

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