Re: Couple questions about using ADTPro on a GS

[schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

On Apr 21, 12:47 am, nyder <nyder...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I found a 9pin serial cable that plugs into it, then have a 9to25(?)
> adaptor, a null modem adaptor, then a 25 pin to 25 pin cable, then
> another 9 to 25 adaptor hooked up to my computer.
Sounds like we don't exactly know what we've got on the other
end. :-)  There's a chance you've got 2 null modems in there - making
it straight-through.  Can you try without the explicit null modem in
the middle?  You may be using a "printer" cable, which does the same
thing.

> I run the adtpro software (latest version, downloaded it today), put
> in the IN#2, then hit CTRL-A, and put 14B (which doesn't show, but the
> cursor changes back from the ? to the *.

That's normal.  Except for the "*" part... you do mean "]", don't you?

> So, when I send the prodos, nothing appears on the GS screen like it
> shows on the video.

Most likely a cabling problem, as you suspect.

> Is that a logical assumption?  I know the video has an 2e and SSC
> card, but i figured the display stuff would be the same.

Yes, the display stuff should be just about the same.  You don't get
the "SSC" thing after the Ctrl-A, but instead you get the "?" prompt.
Otherwise things are the same.

> But the vid doesn't use a null modem adaptor, even though the
> instructions say to do it.

The video shows a SSC adapter with the jumper block pointing towards
"Terminal," which provides an internal null modem.  That isn't
possible on a GS.

> Can I use like one of the laplink cables instead?  I have a couple
> that have both 9 pin and 25 pin connectors on each end, and I'm pretty
> sure it's wired in Null Modem configeration.

No harm in trying.