> Don't waste your time trying to use a Mac modem cable. These beasts fit
> physically, but the wiring is wrong.
>
> Excerpt from my "frequently answered questions" folder to save typing
> time:
>
> The problem is that there
> are 2 types of cables that look alike, but aren't. One is the Mac modem
> cable which has a 8 pin MiniDin Mac connector on one side and a 9 or 15
> pin SubD PC connector on the other side. The other is "the" Newton PC
> cable as provided by Apple. Using the first cable won't work as the wiring
> is different. Neither gender changers nor 9/15 pin SubD adapters will
> solve this problem. The only way out is to either buy the original cable
> somewhere or make a cable of your own. The latter can easily be done by
> buying a Mac printer cable, cut it in the middle and solder a 9 and a 15
> pin SubD connector on. That way, you won't have to solder the (nearly
> unsolderable) MiniDin connector, and you get two cables for
> (approximately) the price of one.
Um, maybe this is just me, but my MP110 connects pretty well to my
desktop using a Mac modem cable. You have to have a null modem
adapter inline, though, to allow it to work.
My setup is Newt -> Modem cable -> Null modem -> Gender changer -> 25-
9 pin cable -> PC. It's big and bulky, but it works OK. =)
--
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Don't sweat the petty things, Michael J. Dark
and don't pet the sweaty things. darkmich@zebu.cvm.msu.edu
I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert...
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