lacour@austlcm.sps.mot.com (pat lacour/xdm6) (02/15/91)
>(Martin Weigele) writes: >After eventually having reached the buy decision, I am now in the >business of having to deal with silly cable standards of the new >otherwise much more reasonable machines (i.e., non-standards). > >The name SCSI-2 to SCSI-1 doesn't mean much to most hardware shops. >I was even told the name is ill-chosen, because these standards do not >specify the connectors(?) or at least not the NeXt ones. >The NeXT documentation gives the wiring but does not state which >exactly are the norm names of the connectors, for making ones own cable. >My dealer can't get any cables, apparently a widespread experience. > >Other manufacturers' names or connector specifications anyone? >The easy one seems Centronics(?). > >A similar story are the serial connectors. Apparently Macintosh >cables might work. Has anyone verified this? Even though one can sometimes >get Mini-DIN-8 connectors, it would be nicer to have a manufactured >cable because these tiny connectors make soldering unpleasant. > >Martin I recently went through the pains of discovering some of the limitations of using Macintosh cables with several Hayes-compatible modems. The net result is that Macintosh cables will allow dial out on a 2.0 system but no hardware flow control. Dial-in will not work with standard Macintosh cables! Andreas Sautter of NeXT support gave me the following source for cables: Quote" here's the info. Be sure to mention your cpu type when you call (040): Computer Cables and Devices 57 Church Street Hamden, Connecticut 06514 (203)287-0197 FAX - Box Stop FAX: (203)287-1562 - (FAX charges will be added to the order.) "Unquote NOTE: THIS COMPANY IS NOT ENDORSED BY NEXT, IT IS SIMPLY A SOURCE THEY ARE AWARE OF. I have called about the modem cable (DIN-8 to RS423) and the person answering the phone knew right away what I was talking about. You could try CCD for the SCSI cables. I haven't asked so I don't know if they have them. Thank you Andreas for the support and info! Pat LaCour e-mail pensoft!lacour!pat@cs.utexas.edu