memsom wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For the record - as this might be useful to others at some point, I have
> just confirmed that a NULL modem cable coupled with a PalmPilot Mac pack
> adapter will connect a Windows machine to a Newton with a Mac style serial
> port on it.
Also,
Mac modem cable (miniDIN8-DB25) + null modem = working Newton serial cable.
I used to use a *real* null modem - a black box made by DEC with a verrrrry
simple circuit board (hand-drawn traces) and two DB-25F connectors. A Mac
modem cable on one end and a DB25F-F straight through on the other worked great.
-- Victor Rehorst - victor@newtontalk.net - chuma@chuma.org NewtonTalk list administrator - http://www.newtontalk.net Will the last person to leave the platform please turn off the backlight? -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/Received on Mon Oct 2 10:44:18 2006
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