hutch@net1.ucsd.edu (Jim Hutchison) (06/13/88)
In article <733@csm9a.UUCP> ngorelic@csm9a.UUCP (Noel Gorelick) writes: >[...] When I ran it while my modem >was connected, it ran fine, but when I hooked up my dumb-terminal, >it just sat there. (I also tried several tele-comm packages >with a clone and still got nothing) > >then I tried to type to the serial port while the dumb-terminal was >connected, and I still got nothing. This computer problem has gotten me several times, probably because I still treat hardware like tinker-toys, no matter. The key word is "modem". You need to insert a null-modem into the path between your serial port and your terminal. Otherwise they have this awareness problem... :-) /* Jim Hutchison UUCP: {dcdwest,ucbvax}!cs!net1!hutch ARPA: Hutch@net1.ucsd.edu Disclaimer: The cat agreed that it would be o.k. to say these things. */