Re: new apple user help.

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article nathan@parka.winternet.com (Nathan Mates) writes...
>
>   Warning: older IIcs don't have the same connection as Macs. They
>had the 5-pin adapter, which is far harder to find than the mini Din-8
>that later IIcs and //c+s have. No, I'm not sure where to find cables
>for the 5-pin variant.

   The Apple IIc Plus did have mini-DIN8 serial connectors (still 
controlled by pair of 6551 UARTs) but it's incorrect that any model 
of the Apple IIc (non +) ever did, those all used DIN5 connectors.

>   Early IIcs had serial port problems that caused problems for most to
>all people at >2400. The fix was a motherboard replacement, but the
>chance for a free one from Apple is over, I believe. The fix could go to
>9600, and I think the //c+ could hit 19200 for 14.4.

   Actually it affected modems >300 baud, though it varied by brand and 
model. The "fixed" motherboard used an oscillator to get the correct timing 
needed, rather than a 74LS161. Operating a modem at 9600 baud works on most 
any IIc, though going beyond that gets a little questionable (even on a IIc 
Plus). Most people claim it works, but because of speed and the 6551, losing 
characters is a distinct possibility.

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca