> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of devin > davison > Sent: 10 December 2015 02:35 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Purchased a Microvax 3800 > > I got the power cord for the microvax 3800 in the mail today. I checked the > fans as someone suggested, they Spin nice and smooth. I Iooked over > everything, nothing seems out of place. I powered the machine on. Very > quiet. I expected it to be much louder. > > I turned the machine on and nothing exploded. > The KA660 cpu board has that little red lcd display ion it. A F is displayed. > Not > sure if that is normal or not. I need a console cable. I have a vt100 that > works > over here. What is the cable called, is it something i could buy, or is it > something that is easy enough to make? > > --Devin >
The type of cable you need is called DECconnect. Hoff has lots of good info: http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/467 Regards Rob
