David Wilson wrote:
The choice the IBM PC designers made (male RS-232 sockets) is actually the correct one. The RS-232 standard states that DTEs (Data Terminal Equipment) will be associated with the male connector while DCEs (Data Communication Equipment eg modems) will be associated with the female connector.
Oh, in that case it makes sense for it to have the female connector; the II was intentionally designed to be useful as a terminal. That makes it a defacto DTE. Just because we USE it as a DCE, makes no diference to the designer. :)
Thankx, Ed