Re: Please help with //c to IBM PC connection

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In article <7tuc31$vl$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  armagon@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> > If this will help, my COM1 has a 25 pin connector and I have
> > successfully connected to an apple2c clone 5 pin connector
> > by making my own cable with the following pinouts:
> >
> >      5pin             25pin
> >      ----             -----
> >        2                3
> >        3                7
> >        4                2
> >                         4 & 5 connected together
> >                         6 & 8 & 20 connected together
> >
> > I used a communications program called Telix to send ADT.DMP
> > to the apple2c.
>
> This sounds promising.  I'm surprized you did not have to connect pins
1
> and 5 from the //c side.  BTW, was the clone a LASER 128? If memory
> serves me correctly, I was able to get a LASER 128 ex/2 to talk to my
> //c, so it must have the same funny hardware handshaking (which occurs
> on pins one and five... curious.)
>
> Is it possible for me to legally get a free/shareware copy of Telix?
>
> Thanks,
> Armagon
>
yes the clone was a plain LASER 128 and the cable i made was
very crude but it worked.  i got my copy of Telix free as it
came supplied with a book at our local library.  send me an
email


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