Re: NeXT sans monitor

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From: Jim Matthews
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 18:00

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Monty Solomon writes
> Is there any way to run a NeXTcube or NeXTstation without an attached  
monitor?

Yes, it's possible -- Dartmouth's e-mail and name directory systems are  
running on six monitor-less NeXTstations (all in a huge black box,  
complete with black UPSs and disk drives :-)).  The main problem is  
turning the machine on and off -- the power button on the keyboard gets to  
the motherboard via the monitor.  Our hardware guy designed the  
NegaPixel(TM) display -- an on/off switch that plugs into the monitor  
port.  A cheaper alternative is to use a paper clip to short the  
appropriate pins (preferably with a stethoscope to tell you whether the  
machine is running or not :-)).

It may be possible to turn the new ADB-based machines on and off with just  
a keyboard, but I suspect that the keyboard still plugs into the monitor.

Jim Matthews
Dartmouth Software Development

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