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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Attaching a terminal to a PC
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Tue, 11 May 1993 12:04:19 GMT
Message-ID: <C6v2v8.Bnt@sugar.NeoSoft.COM>
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In article <C6tsru.FIK@kram.org> mark@kram.org (Mark Turner) writes:
> 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.

Have you tried replacing the serial card?

Seriously. I had a problem where my PC running System V would reboot whenever
I power cycled the printer. Turned out to be a bad card.
-- 
Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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