hello,

first of all: yes I know this is not the best newsgroup to post
this but I couldn't find any better at first sight and I know that
many people reading this newsgroup at least know what a
serial terminal ( dec VT, wyse, qume,.. ) is.

I am looking for a replacement of a serial terminal that are nowadays
rare and most of second hand material doesn't last longer than a few
years.

I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
keyboard
and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a terminal
emulation program
is not an option. Does such a box exist?

Thanks for all replies or google keywords that lead to the solution,
tried a lot
but no result.

On 2006-11-21, adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
> keyboard
> and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a terminal
> emulation program
> is not an option. 

Why?


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adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
> keyboard and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a
terminal
> emulation program is not an option. Does such a box exist?

Is a console server appliance (many support SSH nowadays) or something
like conserver (http://www.conserver.com/) out from your POV?

It's definitely no simple "PC with terminal emulation", but frankly even
that seems practical compared to going back to real ttys. Is there a
reason why you want to do so except nostalgia?

If you give your motivation, helping you is easier...

lg, Bernd

Bernd Haug schreef:

> adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
> > keyboard and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a
> terminal
> > emulation program is not an option. Does such a box exist?
>
> Is a console server appliance (many support SSH nowadays) or something
> like conserver (http://www.conserver.com/) out from your POV?
>
> It's definitely no simple "PC with terminal emulation", but frankly even
> that seems practical compared to going back to real ttys. Is there a
> reason why you want to do so except nostalgia?
>
> If you give your motivation, helping you is easier...
>
> lg, Bernd

The terminal to be replaced is connected to a unix server This terminal
is at a counter of
a place where hearing aids are tested. The reason why a PC or portable
with terminal
emulation can't be used is noise.

On 2006-11-21, adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Bernd Haug schreef:
>
>> adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
>> > keyboard and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a
>> terminal
>> > emulation program is not an option. Does such a box exist?
>>
>> Is a console server appliance (many support SSH nowadays) or something
>> like conserver (http://www.conserver.com/) out from your POV?
>>
>> It's definitely no simple "PC with terminal emulation", but frankly even
>> that seems practical compared to going back to real ttys. Is there a
>> reason why you want to do so except nostalgia?
>>
>> If you give your motivation, helping you is easier...
>>
>> lg, Bernd
>
> The terminal to be replaced is connected to a unix server This terminal
> is at a counter of
> a place where hearing aids are tested. The reason why a PC or portable
> with terminal
> emulation can't be used is noise.

Ahh, so no disks or fans?

What you need is what used to be called an "X Terminal" and is these
days called a "thin client". These are the modern day equivalent of
a dumb terminal.

Given that this is a Solaris group, have a look at this;

http://blogs.zdnet.com/askbloggie/?p=27

(It's a review of the SunRay for those who don't want to look.)

You do need a network connection to your Unix host instead of
a serial one.





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adirtymindisajoyforever wrote:
> hello,
> 
> first of all: yes I know this is not the best newsgroup to post
> this but I couldn't find any better at first sight and I know that
> many people reading this newsgroup at least know what a
> serial terminal ( dec VT, wyse, qume,.. ) is.
> 
> I am looking for a replacement of a serial terminal that are nowadays
> rare and most of second hand material doesn't last longer than a few
> years.
> 
> I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
> keyboard
> and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a terminal
> emulation program
> is not an option. Does such a box exist?
> 
> Thanks for all replies or google keywords that lead to the solution,
> tried a lot
> but no result.
> 
See:
http://www.dealtime.com/xPO-Boundless-Technology-VT510-International-No-Keyboard-VT510-DA-Thin-Client

You can still buy new VT510 terminals!

adirtymindisajoyforever wrote:
> Bernd Haug schreef:
> 
> 
>>adirtymindisajoyforever <getridofthespam@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I wonder if a box exists where you can connect a PC screen and a PC
>>>keyboard and transforms this to a serial interface. A PC with a
>>
>>terminal
>>
>>>emulation program is not an option. Does such a box exist?
>>
>>Is a console server appliance (many support SSH nowadays) or something
>>like conserver (http://www.conserver.com/) out from your POV?
>>
>>It's definitely no simple "PC with terminal emulation", but frankly even
>>that seems practical compared to going back to real ttys. Is there a
>>reason why you want to do so except nostalgia?
>>
>>If you give your motivation, helping you is easier...
>>
>>lg, Bernd
> 
> 
> The terminal to be replaced is connected to a unix server This terminal
> is at a counter of
> a place where hearing aids are tested. The reason why a PC or portable
> with terminal
> emulation can't be used is noise.
> 
Hi,
You could use the serial port on the Sun Ray 2 and run a terminal 
emulator in CAM mode.
Install Solaris 10 on a cheap PC the install SRS 4.1 and attach the Sun Ray.
Quick and easy.

Sun Ray's are silent :-)

Cheers
Richard.