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[Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com>]

qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

For emergencies you can attach a monitor from another computer.

Sometimes it's the only way to get access,. Say for example 
the network card fails.
    

If you run a getty on a serial port, you can get access that
way by using a terminal program.

Yes but that requires an ASCII terminal or  terminal software  configured to receive ASCII
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Robert Steinmetz
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates