Re: Null Modem GS and PC

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

D'oh!



"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
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> "Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > I have ruined many a cable (two today!) trying to do what you suggested.
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> Ow!   You have to use a continuity checker to find which wire goes to
which
> pin. There is no standard for what color of wire goes to which pin.
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>  > "Asynchronous Modem Cable" that I cut in half and it only had 6 wires!
8
> > pins...6 wires. Go figure.
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> They don't bother to connect unused pins, that's normal.  With software
> handshaking, and slow speeds, all you need is three wires. Rx, Tx, and
> ground.
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> >  Now I'll probably make my own from scratch. www.mouser.com
> > seems to have the parts I need, though there are so many different
kinds.
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> That's the best solution for the non-tinkerer. I'm an electronic tech, so
I
> routinely make my own.
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> > Also, I have been using ColorTerm on the gs. Is that any good? It only
> > allows for x-modem transfers. What's the difference between all those
> > protocols anyway?
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> I'm not familiar with ColorTerm. Xmodem will work, Zmodem is easier.
> -Paul
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