On Fri, 29 Oct 1999 dehartog@tip.nl wrote:

> Well, today I spoke to an old deccie engineer and he told me the trick:
> On some 3100's there's a little dipswitch at the back side; not labeled
> but reachable without opening the box. It switches the console port AND
> the firware-dialog to (or from!) the third RJ-plug (S3).
> Flipped the switch and saw BSD's Copyright coming up!!! (Console on S3).

Well... that's good to know.  I hadn't heard about any of the MicroVAX
3100s with console switches, just the VAXstation 3100s.  I guess I'll have
to make a mental note of it. :-)

-brian.
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