Re: Mac<->IIgs LocalTalk cable...what is needed?

[Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com>]

	To get this straight...you're saying a IIgs -> ImageWriter II cable has
its signals crossed internally?  So what I need is, in fact, that very
cable?  Aside from signals, all the connectors are the same?  (Mac
serial, IIgs serial, ImageWriter II serial)

	Thanks.  Any idea where I can get this cable?



bp

David Empson wrote:
> 
> Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com> wrote:
> 
> > What type of cable do I need to make that connection??  (Again, with the
> > adapter, my G3 will have a 100% standard, old-school Mac serial port.)
> 
> You should be able to use the same sort of cable that connects an
> ImageWriter II to a IIgs, i.e. Mini-Din-8 connector on both ends, with
> the signals crossed over internally (the normal configuration).
> 
> If you want to hook up more than two devices, you will need a cabling
> system: either LocalTalk drop boxes and cables, or Phonenet drop boxes
> and telephone cable.  The latter is much cheaper.
> 
> --
> David Empson
> dempson@actrix.gen.nz
> Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

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