[comp.periphs] Mac+ SCSI port pinout?

zen@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Nick Zentena) (02/11/87)

	
        Does anybody have a copy of the pinout for the Mac+ SCSI port?
Or conversly know where it is documented?


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mrh@Shasta.UUCP (02/12/87)

In article <1987Feb10.202610.11345@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, zen@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Nick Zentena) writes:

>         Does anybody have a copy of the pinout for the Mac+ SCSI port?
> Or conversly know where it is documented?
> 	Nick Zentena
   
   There is a picture of the DB25 connector and the pinout assignments
for the MAC+ SCSI on page 252 of Inside Macintosh Volume IV.

   Question: Does anybody but me think it is incredibly stupid that Apple
put a DB25 (RS232 standard) connector on the Mac+? I've seen comments by people
who hooked up RS232 devices and didn't know why they didn't work. Sure seems
like a dangerous thing to do!!!   

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grr@cbmvax.UUCP (02/13/87)

In article <1987Feb10.202610.11345@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> zen@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Nick Zentena) writes:
>	
>        Does anybody have a copy of the pinout for the Mac+ SCSI port?
>Or conversly know where it is documented?

Pin	Signal
===	======
1	REQ
2	MSG
3	IO
4	RST
5	ACK
6	BSY
7	GND
8	D0
9	GND
10	D3
11	D5
12	D6
13	D7
14	GND
15	CD
16	GND
17	ATN
18	GND
19	SEL
20	DP
21	D1
22	D2
23	D4
24	GND
25	GND

Note that the MAC+ SCSI interface is said to be a (proper?) subset of the
complete SCSI specification, so it is possible that some SCSI devices may
not be usable with the hardware/software provided...
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ron@brl-sem.UUCP (02/13/87)

They probably think it's logical since Apple has never used DB25's
on the serial ports.  IBM puts their CENTRONICS interface on a DB25
as well.  Yes it sucks, but it doesn't bother me as much as the
proliferation of MODTAP connecctors.

By and large most SCSI I've used is either hooked up with either
plain BERG connectors or DB-37 plugs.

-Ron