root@swatty.UUCP (Larry Krone) (05/08/91)
Okay...I have an interesting question....what is the cheapest way to remotely interface to a PC...(Definition of cheap: Can I buy a keyboard, hook a cable to my television (composite video) and plug the cables into a box that goes to a modem.... Any Ideas (other than address of Insane Asylums...) Thanx, Larry Krone
smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (ANDREW BRUSH) (05/10/91)
In article <51@swatty.UUCP>, root@swatty.UUCP (Larry Krone) writes... >Okay...I have an interesting question....what is the cheapest way >to remotely interface to a PC...(Definition of cheap: Can I buy >a keyboard, hook a cable to my television (composite video) and plug >the cables into a box that goes to a modem.... > >Any Ideas (other than address of Insane Asylums...) > >Thanx, > >Larry Krone I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "Interface", If text is OK, try reading comp.sys.dec for a week or so... you'll see some terminals for sale for under $100. The WYSE 99-GT I'm typing this on has PC graphics compatibility, and (I think) cost about $300 new. It hooks up via a serial port, and I don't know what graphis mode is used (I lost TFM). After you buy a video adapter, keyboard, etc, you probably have spent almost as much. Andrew S. Brush | SMBRUSH@EARTH.lerc.nasa.gov Sverdrup Technology | 2001 Aerospace Parkway NASA LeRC Group | Brook Park, OH 44142 "Opinions are Mine, Only" | (216) 826-6770
shutton@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Scott K. Hutton) (05/22/91)
root@mus.com (Larry Krone) writes: >Okay...I have an interesting question....what is the cheapest way >to remotely interface to a PC...(Definition of cheap: Can I buy >a keyboard, hook a cable to my television (composite video) and plug >the cables into a box that goes to a modem.... I don't think you'll want to try to conenct to a television. The picture may very well be unreadable. Perhaps the best way (assuming you're not particular as to *how* you wnat to connect, but to sheerly set up some type of connection), is to purchase a dumb terminal (e.g., VT100 or the such) and connect it to a modem or serial interface for connection with one of the COM ports on your PC. _____________________________________________________________________________ Scott K. Hutton, KA9WTR Internet: SHutton@UCS.Indiana.edu UCS Support Services SHutton@Bronze.UCS.Indiana.edu Indiana University Bitnet: SHutton@IUIS, SHutton@IUBACS