Have you verified you have / don't have RS232 crossover ? Does the same cable work with a different 320 or a 220 or vt 100?
On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 7:27 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > All > > I have a DEC VT320 that powers up just fine, sees the attached keyboard, > and I can enter the setup menu. > > However, when I attach it to my microPDP11 to use as a console nothing > appears on the screen during power up (there is a boot rom dialog that is > supposed to appear). > > When I press a key on the keyboard it appears on the screen but I don't > think anything is transmitted out of the terminal. > > I have looked at the maintenance print set and it appears there are a pair > of rs232 driver ic's, could they be the problem? > > How do you open the case up? It is not obvious. > > Doug > >