On Sunday 09 December 2001 01:40, you wrote:
> How would one go about making a DB 9 to Mini DIN 8 serial cable? If
> you could give me directions, it would be greatly appreciated. Also,
> you should Cc it to "onur ozen" <onurozen1_at_hotmail.com>, because he
> asked me about it. Hopefully you guys can help him where I can't.
>
I am sure you will get plenty of references , but the site below was - for me
that is - the easiest to work with.
One caveat: The diagram of the DIN-8 is as seen when you are looking at the
female connector , the male side (that is the connector on the actual cable)
is the mirror image of this. This is BTW mentioned quite clearly on the page
itself, but - WRT Murphy's Law - I thought it prudent to repeat it.
http://www.oldschool.net/newton/ibm.html
The site below gave me a lot of useful information (the good stuff is at the
end) to make my Newton modem cable. If you choose your (PC) serial cable
carefully (unlike me <G>), you can make it out of the leftovers of the first
cable.
http://www.mcgregor.org/free_app.htm
All these sites say you have to solder the cables together, but twisting and
taping, although aesthetically not as pleasing, give an equally acceptable
result.
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