Re: TI-H: Grant-PC Serial Devices?

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Subject: Re: TI-H: Grant-PC Serial Devices?
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@stockly.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 22:05:20 -0800
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References: <37C1EB60.72529477@kscable.com>
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>Grant,
>    Need a little help, and you're the hardware man. I need to know
>about connecting a PC serial device to my Mac. I'm nearly positive it's
>possible, but what adapter do I need?

Mac serial ports have the same signals that PCs do.

>Macs use a Mini DIN-9 serial port,
>for the printer and modem ports. Other devices can be plugged in here as
>well, if they use a Mini DIN-9 connection.

Its Mini DIN-8.

>What DIN are PC serial
>devices, and are there adapters?

DB-9 or DB-25.

>I'm positive there are, dammit, but I
>can't find them. Any ideas where to get therm(esp. online?) or a little
>more information/confirmation for me, that PC Serial devices WILL plug
>into a Mac?

Go to "Apple Modem Tool" in any Comm program and click on a hayes
compatible modem.  Then click on the pinout button for a PC <-> Mac cable
schematic.

Grant

References:

TI-H: PIC's and TI-89's

From: Nicholas Palko <nmpalko@kscable.com>

TI-H: Grant-PC Serial Devices?

From: Paul Kafasis <punkrock17@home.net>

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