Help : What kind of modem is required with dumb terminals ?

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2 total messages Started by Premal Buch Mon, 15 Aug 1994 18:49

#2876

Author: Premal Buch
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 18:49

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Hi,
I had a question about modems :

Background:
I am trying to access my school account from home by dialling 
in from home. I have a dumb terminal (vt100/102/220/320) at home,
and my school account is on a DEC workstation with an internet addr.
So what I would like to do is:

atdt XXXX
and than when connected, telnet to my school account.  

Till now I had a 2400 bps modem that worked fine. Now I want to upgrade
it.

So my question is :

-- What kind of a modem do I need for connecting to a dumb terminal ?
   All stores have either IBM compatible or Mac compatible modems, and
   none of the tech support people at these stores seem to know which one
   (if either) is appropriate for my needs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
Please reply to : premal@eecs.berkeley.edu

thanks,
Premal


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Re: Help : What kind of modem is required with dumb terminals ?

#2877

Author: Edward Hooper Connector Distribu...
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 22:59

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In article <32odcc$bav@agate.berkeley.edu>, premal@petrus.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Premal Buch) writes:
> Hi,
> I had a question about modems :
> 
> Background:
> I am trying to access my school account from home by dialling 
> in from home. I have a dumb terminal (vt100/102/220/320) at home,
> and my school account is on a DEC workstation with an internet addr.
> So what I would like to do is:
> 
> atdt XXXX
> and than when connected, telnet to my school account.  
> 
> Till now I had a 2400 bps modem that worked fine. Now I want to upgrade
> it.
> 
> So my question is :
> 
> -- What kind of a modem do I need for connecting to a dumb terminal ?
>    All stores have either IBM compatible or Mac compatible modems, and
>    none of the tech support people at these stores seem to know which one
>    (if either) is appropriate for my needs.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> Please reply to : premal@eecs.berkeley.edu
> 
> thanks,
> Premal
>  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Just about any external IBM compatible modem should do.  You won't need a fax
modem since there is no way to run the fax software, and that should cut the
price down.  You probably will not need a 28.8k modem, since all you are doing
is connecting to a host.  Like with the fax, no transfers are possible.  Try
looking for a 9600 since all you will be doing is reading and typing.

Edward Hooper
mavin@netcom.com

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Connector Distribution Corportation - mavin@netcom.com
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