Thank you all for your help, I now have a clear idea of the options availab=
le. I think I will try to look for the necessary adapters to connect via =
serial.

-----Original Message-----
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
To: port-sparc@NetBSD.org
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:36:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Re: Re: install netbsd on sparcstation 5 with limited resource=
s

> The 25pin parallel port you refer to on your sparc is in fact an
> older style 25pin serial port.  This can be converted to a standard
> 9pin serial port plug.

Actually, if you go read the standard (official copies cost, but I got
a copy through interlibrary loan and there's a decent chance you can
too), you'll find it's the DB25 that's the standard serial plug; serial
on DE9 is a peecee mutation.

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