Re: 9 pin modem? IIc!!

[Louis Cornelio <cornelio@san.rr.com>]

In article <9396lf$92q$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>, "Roger Johnstone" 
<rojaws@mac.com> wrote:

> ----------
> In article <cornelio-847EB2.20242906012001@news-server>, Louis Cornelio
> <cornelio@san.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > hey all. I found a modem cable for the IIc, but the modem end is a 9pin
> > din. what is that about? Did Apple personl modem take that? I thought
> > modems were all 25 pin.
> > Thanks for any info!
> 
> You mean a 9-pin D plug? I have seen modems which use these connectors, 
> but
> the DB25 is more common. PCs often have both DE9 and DB25 serial ports.
> 
> Just to complicate matters, Apple used DE9 serial ports on the Mac 128K 
> and
> 512K, but they were wired differently than the PC DE9 ports. I haven't 
> seen
> any, but it's possible some Apple peripherals from the same period had 
> the
> Mac DE9 connector.
> 
> So your cable could be wired to either the Apple or PC standard.

well it is an Apple part in fact 590-0192-A so I was wondering - maybe 
the Aple personal modem? Or???