Re: Apple IIgs with lots of stuff and a few questions

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

lymang@gmail.com wrote:
> OK, so I've started the quest to build this cable.  Good GRAVY!  There
> aren't any electronics stores I can find in the area anymore! They've
> all closed, gone out of business, or turned their focus to something
> completely different.  I called 5 places and they were not answering or
> had changed very significantly.  Radio Shack had only TWO types of
> D-sub connectors - DB9 and DB25.  They didn't have anything else.
> Finding a D-sub connector in the DB15 form looks like it will be VERY
> difficult!  I got a DB9 for the 1080 side of things.  Not sure at this
> time where I'm gonna end up finding the DB15 side.  99.9% of the DB15
> stuff I see on websites or even in stores appears to be the HD15 (i.e.
> high density DB15 with 3 rows of pins for an SVGA/XVGA connection).
>
> I remember when Radio Shack would have had everything I needed.

Yep--things have really gone down the drain.  No one builds anything
anymore (almost), so all the wells have gone dry.

You'll have much better luck using mail order, at a substantial cost
in convenience, shipping, and "browsing" capability.  Most outfits
have minimum orders in the $10-$25 range, which makes it tougher for
the causual user of parts.

I'd recommend getting a used Mac 15-pin video cable and cutting one
end off.  That gives you a professionally terminated 15-pin end and
you only have to solder the 9-pin end.

-michael

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