Re: Anyway to "smarten up" the console terminal?

On 12 jan, 09:12, Slor <se...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
This may be a really silly question, but here goes anyway...

I have OpenVMS 8.3 running on an old DEC 3000 with only 64MB of memory.
Following suggestions from this group based on this system's specs, I chose
not to install any of the windowing components, so my console is the basic
black text screen. A bit of web searching tells me that this console is
pretty much as dumb as it gets, so there's really no valid terminal type to
be used unless some helper like DECWindows is loaded and doing terminal
emulation in its windows. My question - is there any other way to get the
physical console to behave in a more full-featured manner for screen-
oriented text apps, command line editing support, etc.?

Obviously, I can emulate any sort of console I want using SSH/telnet or
even a serial console connection, but I'm interested in whether or not
there is any solution for the local console.

thanks!

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If you insist on having a pc-style monitor connected to the AXP then
you're stuck with VT52 capabilities.
Which aren't great.
The alternative is to connect a VT100 (or any other VT model) to a/
the serial port of the AXP. Next:
set console serial
and power off the machine for about a minute or so before switching it
on again.
Of course you can also connect a pc/laptop to the serial port and run
a decent terminal emulator on the pc.
Cabling may be a problem. Some systems (e.g. AS800 and possibly the
AXP 3000's) just have an MMJ connector and MMJ cables are not that
common any more. Others, like the AS1200, have DB9 connectors. USB-to-
serial connectors are fairly common I guess.
Hans
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