UD041948@NDSUVM1.BITNET (08/01/90)
I have the Apple MIDI box, an Imagewriter II, and a modem, so both my
serial ports are full, and I need to keep switching between my
Imagewriter II and MIDI box. Anyone know where I can buy a 2 foot (about)
extender for the DIN serial port? Anyone else with this problem and
a possible solution?
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*******************************************************************thanatos@pro-graphics.cts.com (Steve Godun) (08/05/90)
In-Reply-To: message from UD041948@NDSUVM1.BITNET
Well, I don't have the problem you mentioned (re: serial port), but I do know
someone who DOES have that problem. He purchased a switch box with a two foot
(approx) cable on it. Plug the switch box into the printer port, plug your
serial devices into the two ports on the switch box (in his case, an
ImageWriter II and a scanner; in your case, the ImageWriter II and MIDI box)
and use the switch to decide which device to use. Check your local computer
store for such a box. I *think* my friend got his at a computer flea market,
but I'm not entirely sure.
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