You mean like an old terminal ?  What port does it plug into & and how does it pin out
?  I think I have an old Wang or Unisys terminal but from memory it has like a Db15 or
something, would have to look.  Is there an adapter ?

Philip Brodd wrote:

> Not as far as I can tell.  I'm only able to boot using a seria console.
>
> Phil
>
> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Sean Riley wrote:
>
> > Sorry if this is old territory, but I just joined the list.  Have the ADb issues
> > been resolved on the 950 ??? <doesn't want to get his hopes up>
> >
> > Philip Brodd wrote:
> >
> > > I've connected an HP DeskJet 500 to a Quadra 950 (running 1.5) using a serial
> > > cable that came with an old Mac modem.
> > >
> > > An old post on this issue from the archives suggests trying to communicate with
> > > the printer via a terminal program to see if it's listening.  I'd like to try
> > > this, but I'm not sure how to do it.
> > >
> > > Would Minicom work for this purpose?  And would I just point it at /dev/tty01
> > > and start typing, or something?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Phil
> >