Re: Spectrum Hd'ware Cable

[dwellman@amiganet.xnet.com (Dan Wellman)]

glyn@gsb001.cs.ualberta.ca (G. Devin Reade) writes:

>> I picked up the "Mac High Speed Modem Cable" the other day for my GS
>> and USR Sportster 14.4.. anyone know if Spectrum uses a 'nonstandard'
>> hardware handshaking cable?  (wouldn't be compatible iwth the mac cable)
>
>The problem is that many of these "hardware handshake" cables, aren't.
>I doubt that it has anything to do with Spectrum.
>
>> I'm breaking out the multimeter over the weekend, I'll check out the
>> pin outs that Spectrum recommends.. 
>        G. Devin Reade          glyn@cs.ualberta.ca        <-- preferred

Ok, well, I got the multimeter out and found that the three lines
that Spectrum needs to have for hardware handshaking are in fact wired..
Hmm.. I think it may be a problem with the local board..

I found the fact that two lines were wired to the same pin (1?) on the
GS's end (or was it the modem's end?).. 

But that's what the manual said, and that's how the cable checked out..

Dan

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