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тАО09-12-2005 09:20 AM
тАО09-12-2005 09:20 AM
Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
2) Alternatively, I would like to print to a LA210 Letterprinter. Unfortunately, the printer cable is lost. Where can I get a suitable printer cable.
Thanks for your help.
Bob
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тАО09-12-2005 10:14 AM
тАО09-12-2005 10:14 AM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
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You could use Kermit/C-Kermit to move the ascii file to a PC or another system, see http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
Do you have a tape drive on MicroVAX? You can write tape that another system could read assuming it has a comparable tape drive.
Andy
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тАО09-12-2005 11:35 AM
тАО09-12-2005 11:35 AM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I dont know if I can find another tape drive to read that tape (CompacTape II). I hesitate to take out the tape drive out of the current system.
Regards,
Bob
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тАО09-12-2005 11:53 AM
тАО09-12-2005 11:53 AM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I've used Kermit more than once to get another protocol up and running. You do need a serial cable and depending on cabling may be able to set the PC up as the console. Some earlier VMS systems would crash if you unplugged the console cable, look out for this.
Andy
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тАО09-12-2005 12:02 PM
тАО09-12-2005 12:02 PM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I'll look for a DLT II or III tape drive, that'll read the tape. Thanks for warning about Kermit crashing the system.
Do you know where I can get a cable for the LA210 Letterprinter. The client wants a hardcopy too, but somebody stole the printer cable.
Bob
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тАО09-12-2005 12:11 PM
тАО09-12-2005 12:11 PM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
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тАО09-12-2005 06:49 PM
тАО09-12-2005 06:49 PM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
pleased to meet you and Welcome to VMS forum.
I used microvax 3100 and 3300 before tcp/ip and pathwork era.
To exchange data from mvax and pc I always used Kermit.
After installed kermit on mvax you can transfer file as follow:
- Open a session with serial (OPA0 or TX* port); on PC side use pckermit to connect via local serial port
- Run kermit in server mode
- With PC kermit use GET or PUT command.
I used kermit also with lat connection. In this case you need to pathwork32 on pc client. PowerTerm of pathwor32 has kermit command inside on lat transport.
For cable connection, tell me what kind of serial connector you have (DB9, DB25 or MMJ).
Antonio Vigliotti
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тАО09-12-2005 06:53 PM
тАО09-12-2005 06:53 PM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I forgot.
If you have pathwork32 on pc box, you can also use decnet transport and NFT (or somethink like it) to transfer files.
Antonio Vigliotti
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тАО09-12-2005 11:51 PM
тАО09-12-2005 11:51 PM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I recently reviewed file transfer options in "ftp and sneakernet are not your only options" on OpenVMS.org (see http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=05/07/09/1298233).
For cabling between a PC COM port and the RS-232 or MMJ connectors on the back of a MicroVAX, you will need two things:
- an adapter (25 pin "D" to 9 pin "D" is readily available; MMJ to either "D" type is available from a variety of sources online, but is not likely to be found in your neighborhood store); and
- a reversal from DCE (Data Communications Equipment) to DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) -- aka a "Null Modem" to interchange the transmit and receive signals.
Versions of C-Kermit are available from http://columbia.edu.
- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com
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тАО09-13-2005 03:45 AM
тАО09-13-2005 03:45 AM
Re: Microvax 3300 to PC data transfer & LA210 printer cable
I meant to state, if you unplug the console your system may crash on some models. To connect a PC as the console use
@sys$system:shutdown
once you have the ">>>" prompt you can replace the console with a PC and use Kermit for file transfer.
Andy