Hello Scott,
using 'straight through' Mac serial cables you cannot get connected,
sorry.
The correct cables are those made to connect to Mac serial printers.
Kind regards,
Adriano Angelillis
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01/apr/08 Scott Hoffman wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Could both of my serial cables be bad? I bought them from a
> cable
> wholesaler. Both have all eight pins as advertised and are
> straight. Is
> there a difference between your average Newton Mac serial cable or
> do I have
> to have some special one? I know the dongle works because my
> keyboard works
> with it just fine.
>
> This is really irritating. Any OS 9 gurus out there care to
> help a
> novice out? OS X no problem. OS 9 and I'm lost!
>
> Thanks for any advice you can provide.
> Scott Hoffman
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