Re: need help with weird cable

[cust_ts@cc.Helsinki.FI (Tero Sand)]

In article <DEor9A.Cx@actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>In article <ia00064@pro-sol.cts.com>, Tom Kelly <tomk@pro-sol.cts.com> wrote:
>> I picked up a ODD cable (adapter) at the Swap Meet.
>> It consists of a gray plastic block with three DB connectors mounted on
>> it, { DB-19 (M), DB-19 (F), DB-9 (F) }
>> and a nine inch cable ending with a mini-din-8(M) connector.
>> The only markings are PA02 (on the front), and Thunderware-Inc (on the
>> back).
>
>Good clue there - it is probably an interface cable for a ThunderScan.
>
>I haven't seen one.  Educated guess: the DB-19M plugs into the IIgs or
>Mac disk port (for power).  The DB-19F is a piggyback connector, for the
>disk drives.  The Mini-Din-8 goes to the serial port, and the DB-9F is
>the connector for the ThunderScan device, which mounts on the head of
>an ImageWriter II.

The ThunderScan connects into the 9-pin Game I/O port. Hmm.. I have an
adapter that plugs it into the 16-pin port, could it be like that? But
Tom said 19 pins...

>David Empson
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