Re: Apple //e --> Modem

[progreen@ncw.net (Chuck Orem)]

David Empson (dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz) wrote:
> In article <48gk0r$s8r@golden.ncw.net>, Chuck Orem <progreen@ncw.net> wrote:
> > 
> > Conventional wisdom has it that a cable that has pins 2,3 and 7 wired 
> > straight through will work for you.

> Only if you don't need hardware handshaking, and have no need to do
> forced hangups or detect carrier.

The modem in question was a 1200 or 2400 bps model. The 2,3 & 7 lines 
being the minimum required came out of the ProTERM 3.1 manual. 

> I'll second that, except that you have mislabelled pin 8 at the modem
> end (it is DCD, not DSR).  This is similar to the cable we used on my

Thanks for the info!

> I'd suggest looping pin 20 (DTR) back to pin 8 (DCD) instead, as DTR
> should never be dropped, except while doing a forced hangup.

If it ain't broke... Seriously, dropped characters have never been a 
problem with this cable. Even before I stuck a Zip Chip in the IIe.


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