Re: TI-H: 2.5mm

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Subject: Re: TI-H: 2.5mm
From: "SMC12" <scross@san.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 17:49:57 -0700
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>
>> You need to be careful with the converter, because it has a metal lip
>> on it that the TI<->TI cable lacks. The TI cable doesn't use stereo
>> plugs (which is what the adapter has) and as such the radio shack
>> adapter could damage your link port.
>
>Um, the TI-86 does use a stereo 2.5mm jack.  It has two data lines
>and a ground.  This gives the link the ability to send four different
>signals, a data bit (1 or 0) and a status bit (ready or wait).
>If you used a mono adapter, it would not damage your link, but you
>would not be able to transmit data across it.  You MUST have a
>stereo converter for proper transmitting.
>

I think he ment Stereo in the sense of Audio.  Regular audio stereo cables
have a little bit of extra metal at the end, and TI's data stereo cables
don't, making them difficult to use.

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