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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 15:35:33 -0500 (CDT)
From: Doc Shipley <doc@mdrconsult.com>
To: rnjli@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: NetBSD on Dec 3000

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 rnjli@u.washington.edu wrote:

> After a little search, it looks like I have to make my own cable to be able to hook a Pelican to a PC's com port.  It's a little bit too much for me, so my best bet is to wait for an install image with TCWSCONS kernel.  There was one for 1.5.2 but the ftp site is gone.

  Hold up, hold up.  ;-)
  I'm near certain that the standard DB25 male port is the default
console on the 3000/300 and 3000/300x.
  Some of DEC's documentation calls the kbd/mouse port - the DB15 male
connector - a combined serial port.  It is, but it's reserved for
keyboard and mouse.
  If memory serves, you can use a standard PC null-modem cable to hook
up a PC as your console.  I can test that tonight, if you like, with my
300x.

	Doc