Many years ago I was at a university that used VAXes for programming classes. The computer room was often busy, with a waiting list to get a terminal.
But I had a hack: I knew that there was a hidden lab on another floor, that had a terminal connected to a PDP-11 running some version of Unix. That lab was usually empty. So what I'd do is go to the lab, unplug the terminal from the PDP-11, and connect it to a serial line that ran to the VAX upstairs. My own private terminal room! When I was done I'd connect the terminal back to the PDP-11. * * * Then one day I overheard one of the Unix guys, trying to figure out who kept crashing the Unix server, by unplugging its console. And that was the last time I did that trick. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
