Re: [NTLK] NEEDED: cables

Hello,

--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Dennis B. Swaney <romad@aol.com> wrote:

>>Reilly001os@aol.com wrote:

>> I've never seen a pc use use a mini din for
>> serial.

> 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

You're confusing a PS/2 port with a serial port.

Compare the device you linked to above with this one:

http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.20/20.05/BasicStamp/Figure01.jpg

The PS/2 device in your link has 6 pins; the port in the Keyspan serial adapter has 9. They're two different devices with two different purposes.

Best,

James Fraser

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Received on Thu Feb 5 10:37:59 2009