Re: [NTLK] NEEDED: cables

Reilly001os@aol.com wrote:
> I've never seen a pc use use a mini din for serial. If they did they weren't wide spread in the consumer arena, probably special applications only. Most pc's used de-9 and db-25 dsub connectors. So you'd need the mini din to de-9 newt cable(sometimes incorrectly called a db-9) and a de-9 /usb adapter which is cheap and readily available. You could also use a mini din to mini din cable with a mini din/usb adapter but I haven't seen those in stores as much. I use the mini din to de-9 cable with a de-9/usb adapter with no problems myself. Hth

Then you've never seen a PC in the last 10 years. They are usually
called PS2 or miniDIN-6 cables. You can see a picture here:

http://www.vetra.com/Elimina2.htm

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Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney
"Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is 
... oh, never mind."
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