> > I've had the same thing happen. If from the Gandalf data switch, you choose v1 > instead of miavx1, the VAX expects that you are set to Even parity and 7 data > bits. My version of PCPlus for Windows defaults to No parity and 8 data bits. > If the VAX is using E71 and you're set to N81, then PCPlus uses that parity bit > as a data bit, and you get a bunch of garbage, and can't type half your > letters. I do have my settings at E-7-1. I don't have garbage on the screen I just can't type certain letters!! But thanks for the advice! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [log in to unmask] Michele "Kazie" Conrad "The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful" -Buffett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~