Subj : Re: hey i am on a 286 any ret
To   : Dr. What
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Jan 23 2025 07:54 am

-=> Dr. What wrote to mary4 <=-

DW> Commodore Plus/4, TRS-80 Model 4P, Commodore PET.  I do use my PiDP-8
DW> once a week, but I use it through a real DEC VT320 terminal.

Back in my youth, I worked on a Microdata minicomputer. We used VT320
clone terminals, needed the emulation to map function keys to apps we
used.

I realized that these terminals had two serial ports and a key to toggle
between them. I could run a modem to one port, the computer to the
other, and use the toggle key as a "boss key" when I was connected to a
BBS. It worked until he noticed the lights on the modem blinking...



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