> > Hmmm... I'm using a DEC vt320 here, so I'm not sure.  Let's me do
> > this out loud... the vt320 is DCE (AFAIK), and so is the SS; that's why I
> > have to use a null modem.
> 
> The vt320 is a DTE with a male connector. All digital terminals are that.
> There are terminals around with female DTE, but most terminals are DTE
> as the T in DTE stands for Terminal.
> 
> The Sun is (as a lot of computers are) DTE, too. But with a female
> connector. Would it had been sold by digital, it would have been
> male.

Do'h.  And I have nothing else to blame my mistakes on :-)

Thanks for that correction.  A lot of the info will be in the sparc FAQ in
the future...

-Jon Lindgren
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