Setting up a VAXstation

[Tony Duell]

> 
> My view is that if you have spent little or nothing on the computer. Then=
>  a few pounds on a cable is a good investment. If you do not have experie=

This is basically my view. As I said last night, don;t think of it as 
'The cable cost 20 times as much as the rest of the computer' but as 
'I've got a very nice machine here and it only cost me \pounds 21.00'

> nce in making up cables then don't waste time learning for a small number.

I'm not so sure about that. Very often in setting up a vintage computer 
you'll need a special cable (RS232 serial cables being an obvious 
example, there are all sorts of odd pin-swaps you need for some 
machines...), and it makes a lot of sense to be abe to make it up. You 
can't always buy the right cable off-the-shelf, particularly not for 
obscure classics.

-tony