jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle) writes:

|> Recently I have inherited a couple of old WYSE Terminals and would like
|> to try and hang them off of my linux box as dumb terminals.  After some
|> effort and little success, I thought I'd see if anyone else has done this
|> successfully.  If so, I would very much like to correspond with you.
|> What I have thus far done:
|> 
|> 1.  Copied wyse termcap entries from the SUNs at the University
|> 2.  Added an entry in inittab for the wyse terminal:
|> 
|> ttys0:wyse50:/etc/getty 9600 ttys0
|> 
|> (I also tried ttys0:wyse50:/etc/uugetty ttys0 9600 - with no luck).
|> 
|> Unfortunately, the terminals have no docs so I'm somewhat in the dark
|> as to what to try.

Jean:

I have tried much the same, with the only luck being that when the system
reboots, my wyse30 comes up the the system prompt, but won't take any
input.

As far as getting data, you will find that Wyse/Amdek have a free FAXback
service at an 800 number in California.  You can get most all of the specs
you need by calling this service.  It allows you to Touch-Tone request up
to 6 documents at a time, including an index document.

The 800 number is:  800 800 WYSE.  It will instruct you how to use the
automated FAXback service.

Let me know how it works out.  Get the index first.

If you find a termcap entry for a Wyse30, please send it to me.  That's about
it from here.  Good luck.

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   Steve  <sp@questor.org>