Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:51:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Jerry Dunham <jdunham@fc.net> To: dan@mostgraveconcern.com (Dan O'Connor) Cc: abc@firehouse.net (Alan Clegg), bduk@earthlink.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dumb terminal vendor Message-ID: <200004041751.MAA01130@freeside.fc.net> In-Reply-To: <012b01bf9ddc$6cc0bdc0$0200000a@danco> from "Dan O'Connor" at "Apr 3, 2000 07:18:27 pm"
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Dan O'Connor babbled:
> Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 19:18:27 -0700
> >>>As it is, I spend an inordinate amount of time writing in a notebook
> >>>and typing it in later when the system is free.
> >
> >> If you don't mind typing on your laptop, you could always use a null-modem
> >> cable and connect your laptop to the FreeBSD machine's serial port. Then log
> >> in with terminal software...
> >
> >Note in this context, "notebook" is not == "laptop". It probably means a
> >pad of paper and a pencil with few I/O capabilities beyond "erase". 8-)
>
> <ROFL>
>
> Oh. They still make those?
I think mine's broken. I can't even find the "erase" button on this
thing. It says "Bic" on the side, so could it be that I just have a
poorly designed brand? I can get a command line, but the GUI is quite
poor. Maybe it's just downrev.
--
Jerry Dunham FreeBSD Atarian ordinaire
jdunham@fc.net jerry@dunham.org (512)335-0674 (H)
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