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 Notes for talking to the VAX (and anything else on a serial line) from Linux.
 Verified on ''picocom v3.1'' and ''GNU Screen 5.0.1''.
-The VAX console is ''/dev/ttyS0'' at **9600 8N1, no flow control**.
 ===== Quick Reference =====
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 | Connect (simple) | ''picocom -b 9600 /dev/ttyS0'' |
 | Leave picocom | ''Ctrl-A'' then ''Ctrl-X'' |
-| Connect (shareable, logged) | ''screen -dmS vax -L -Logfile ~/vax.log /dev/ttyS0 9600'' |
+| Connect (shareable, logged) | ''screen -dmS {session_name} -L -Logfile ~/session.log /dev/ttyS0 9600'' |
-| Join a screen session | ''screen -x vax'' |
+| Join a screen session | ''screen -x {session_name}'' |
 | Leave screen, keep it running | ''Ctrl-A'' then ''d'' |
-| Kill a screen session | ''screen -S vax -X quit'' |
+| Kill a screen session | ''screen -S {session_name} -X quit'' |
 | List screen sessions | ''screen -ls'' |
 | Who is holding the port | ''fuser -v /dev/ttyS0'' |