>what I'm wondering is whether/how I can get the maxine to utilize a serial
>console.  is there any trick to this?  I know the alpha's automagically 
>sense taht there's no keybd or mouse and switch over, but I recall 
>trying to use a serial console on a 5000/25 and being unsuccessful.


On a 5000/200,
	setenv console s

works for me.  I don't know if the same incantation works for an IOCTL
asic machine.  If you get the user's manual, it should have details.