>Hi everybody,
>
>As a powerbook 170 owner, I have to use a serial console to use macbsd.
>For some time I used a Mac Plus, but it died on me. Unfortunately it
>will be some time before I can buy another computer to use as a serial
>console. However, I do have a nice 15" monitor (Sony 15SF). Is there
>any cheap hardware out there that will allow me to use this monitor
>as a serial console? 

I don't know anything about your monitor in particular.  I believe that
in New Zealand, the cheapest machines to use as dumb terminals are 
second hand IBM XT compatibles.  I imagine that they would also be quite
cheap in the USA.  (Of course, if you're willing to put up with a 
32-column display, you could probably use a Sinclair ZX Spectrum with an
interface 1 and a black-and-white TV set as the screen.  That would 
probably be even cheaper, if you can still buy it!)


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