Re: Apple IIc transfers with ADT

[Rubywand <rubywand@my-deja.com>]

In article <92ng7q$1ss$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk>,
  mhoenig@ast.cam.ac.uk (Michael Hoenig) writes ...
>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to get ADT version 1.22 working
> with my IIc. I have followed
> the instructions in the Readme file, ie. entered "IN#2" at the BASIC
> prompt and set the speed to 300 baud. But when I try and send the
> dump across from my PC (using any terminal program), the
> Apple just sits there
> - I get the feeling nothing is going across.
> Maybe the problem is with my cable? I am using
> an ImageWriter (I) cable,
> the DIN 5 socket plugged into my IIc's
> serial port, and the D25 end
> plugged into a null modem cable, which
> in turn goes into my PC's serial
> port. Am I doing something wrong here?
> Should I not be using the null
> modem cable at all?
 ....

     Probably, you should not be using the adaptor. A typical modem
cable does not swap around signal lines. So, with a modem cable, you
need a NULL modem adaptor to connect two computers.

     A printer cable will usually swap around the signal lines. Try
removing the adaptor.



Rubywand


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