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Free DEC VT 220.




I really really hate to do this, but somethings gotta go. (my computer
room is getting too messy!)

I have a perfectly good serial terminal.  All you need to do is use a null
modem cable, hook it up to your serial port, and add it to
/etc/inittab.  Works great in Linux/FreeBSD, etc.   

It's a monocrome (white), DEC VT-220.   The original keyboard cable is
bad, so it was replaced with a phone cable (the 220's use RJ-11 keyboard
connectors - the VT220 keyboard is slightly non-standard).  The display is
very compact, but the keyboard is on the large side...

The only problem is that the horizontal hold occasionally needs to be
adjusted internally.  

First person to pick it up in Circle Pines, MN, gets it.  

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