Re: how to make a nullmodem cable for //c <> PC?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:

> Robert Flossmann <Robert.Flossmann@dillingen.baynet.de> wrote:
> 
> >I'd like to push this thing a little further: is there no current Apple
> >cable suiting a serial connection between a IIc+ (with the Mini DIN
> >sockets) and a PC, as the (at first) friendly lady from the Apple shop
> >would try to make me believe?
> 
> Hi, ask the Apple lady for a "Macintosh to ImageWriter I"
> cable.  Or try to find one from an Apple IIGS, Macintosh,
> or IIc+ user somewhere.

[snip]

> Just one end into the IIc modem port and the other into
> the PC serial port (DB-25).  If your PC uses DB-9, you
> must get a DB-25 to DB-9 also.

You would also need a gender changer, since the Mac/IW-I cable has a
male connector, but you need a female connector to plug into the PC.

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David Empson
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