Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:08:00 -0400 From: Walter Brameld <brameld@twave.net> To: Jerry Dunham <jdunham@fc.net>, 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: <00040420084701.00478@Bozo_3.BozoLand.domain> In-Reply-To: <200004041751.MAA01130@freeside.fc.net> References: <200004041751.MAA01130@freeside.fc.net>
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2000, in a never-ending search for enlightenment, Jerry Dunham wrote: > 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. They usually only tend to get GUI if you leave them in your shirt pocket too long... -- Walter Brameld Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? Walter: And what does THIS button do?? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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