IRIS console - how do servers work ?

[doelz at urz.unibas.ch]

In article <5076 at minyos.xx.rmit.oz>, rxcob at minyos.xx.rmit.oz (Owen Baker) writes:
> Does anyone know if you can make a terminal the console on an IRIS 4D2D?
> I mean when the system is up not just when booting.
> 

I'm interested in this as well (as of october '88), and didn't find a
practicable solution yet. 
Pointers welcome- how do the servers work? There might be a hint to fool 
the graphics console if one knew how the server configureations 
address the problem. 

- Reinhard