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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
From: mark@kram.org (Mark Turner)
Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!pipex!warwick!qmw-dcs!qmw!demon!clio.kram.org!mark
Subject: Re: Attaching a terminal to a PC
Organization: Kram
References: <1rv5bg$9r4@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> <1993May2.025707.28213@oz.plymouth.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 May 1993 19:28:41 +0000
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In article <1993May2.025707.28213@oz.plymouth.edu> ted@oz.plymouth.edu (The Wizard of Oz) writes:
>	It is more than possible, all you need is a NULL modem cable and
>a terminal.

I use a DOS notebook connected to my 386bsd box, it *almost* works
reliably. The problem is that whenever I switch off the notebook the
unix box reboots! Anybody know where I should start looking for the
solution, we're baffled here.

Regards,

Mark.
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