[comp.sys.laptops] Serial port blues

RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (01/08/91)

I seem to remember something kinda *different* about Tandy cabling, but
don't recall details. Get a Tandy Null Modem Adapter.
Bob M.

TURGUT@TREARN.BITNET (Turgut Kalfaoglu) (01/11/91)

I am having trouble connecting a PC/AT compatible and my new Tandy 1400.
I use its built-in RS-232 port for the connection, and neither machine
seems to receive any information from each other. I have built the
cable about six times, with different combinations each time. Also,
the ports work, since serial mouses verify that.

Is there something different about Tandy's port that I should know about?
Thanks, -turgut

TURGUT@TREARN.BITNET (Turgut Kalfaoglu) (01/11/91)

Thanks Bob, but I am writing this from Turkey. I went to the Radio
Shack in Istanbul a few years ago, but it was terrible - they had
nothing, it looked like they had just moved there. So, I don't know
if I can buy a null modem cable from them :(    -turgut