dave@comm.UUCP (Dave Brownell) (05/12/86)
I'm going to be making a cable for so a friend of mine can connect his Mac Plus to his PC/AT via RS232. I got a cable pinout a while ago from the store down the road (via Apple, dated 3/10/86), but I'm wondering if there's a better cable floating around. (This one doesn't do modem handshaking correctly.) Post responses directly to me and I'll summarize about a tested cable! Dave Brownell EnMasse Computer Corporation {genrad,harvard}!enmasse!dave -=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=-=<*>=- Mini-8 Pin # DB25 Pin # ------------ ---------- (shield) 1 Protective Ground 4 7 Signal Ground 3 2 Transmit Data 5 3 Receive Data 2 5 DSR 1 20 DTR Mini-8 pins are numbered: On my cable: 6 7 8 1 = red 4 = yellow 7 = brown 3 4 - 5 2 = white 5 = blue 8 = grey 1 2 3 = black 6 = green Mini-8 to Mini-8 cables can be had for at most $30 from your friendly neighborhood dealer, and ruthlessly cut in half. -- Dave Brownell EnMasse Computer Corporation {genrad,harvard}!enmasse!comm!dave