Re: Is this an AppleTalk cable?

["Bill Garber" <willy4SPAM6pa@comXcast.net>]

"Marsha" <menacechgo@aol.com> wrote in message
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> grent@comcast.net (Geo3) wrote in
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> > Hi,
> >  I have a real apple cable. It that looks like an appletalk cable.
> > The apple number on the cable is 590-0254-B.
> > Wanting to use this with an Apple LocalTalk PC Card and the IIgs.
>
> looking at (in Japanese) it seems to be a real Appletalk cable adapter
>
http://www.linkclub.or.jp~linksaka/1111page/0625/Shin'sRoom/HardPrinter.htm
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> The hard part will be finding real appletalk cabling to connect the
> adapters... That's one reason many people used Farrallon PhoneNet dongles
> and cabling. (although it seems now hard to find the DB-9 phonenet
> adapters)
>
 Marsha,

Those DB-9 PhoneNet adapters were wired for MacPlus, and
will not work on PCs. I have the wiring diagram for them and
I was going to make a few for the PC but had since forgotten.
Thanks for reminding me. I hope, barring that I forget again, to
have a few ready to go in a week.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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