FW: Where the heck are 2.5mm plugs 4 link???
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FW: Where the heck are 2.5mm plugs 4 link???
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>From: Williams, Matt
>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 2:01 PM
>To: 'Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator'
>Subject: RE: Where the heck are 2.5mm plugs 4 link???
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>What I have used is an adaptor I bought from radio shack. Cat. No. 274-373
>It adapts from the 3.5mm(regular headphone size) to a 2.5mm plug. Then you
>just get a common headphone plug and adapt it.
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>administrator[SMTP:owner-LISTSERV@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 9:56 AM
>To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject: Re: Where the heck are 2.5mm plugs 4 link???
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>benj, [-at-], finenet.com wrote:
>>
>> In article <01bcbccf$82c17560$706350ce@default>, "Dan G."
><idsoccer*@lesbois.com> says:
>> >I am trying to build a parallel link cable from the plans on
>> >www.ticalc.org.. I have everything, but the 2.5mm, 3 conductor plugs. I
>> >went to radio shack today, but they said they didn't even carry them, not
>> >even in the mail order catalogue. Where is every 1 getting these plugs?
>> >They seem to be VERY rare. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
>>
>> What I did was just use the link cable that came with the TI-85. It
>>work's
>great!
>> Another think you might try is just to make the part of the link that hooks
>to the
>> parallel port and then attach a 2.5mm stereo jack (if you can find one) and
>then just
>> plug the link into the jack. Haven't tried that, but I see no reason why
>>it
>wouldn't
>> work.
>go to radio shack and by the 2.5mm two-conductor CLOSED-circuit type. It
>actually has 3 conductors you can use. Just modify them a little and
>they work fine. This is what I use. You just have to make sure you get
>the CLOSED-circuit type, the open type does not have this option.
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