Re: Apple IIgs with lots of stuff and a few questions

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
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> lymang@gmail.com wrote:
>> While I agree with you, my only options I could find for Apple style
>> DB15 cables were eBay purchases (looked like I could get DB15M to DB15F
>> apple monitor cables for 7 or 8 bucks but shipping would have brought
>> that into the 15 dollar range).  I decided rather than mess with Ebay,
>> I'd give this a shot.  It has an aspect of "I should be able to do
>> this" to it as well.
>
> I can appreciate that, and I applaud you!
>
> Around here, I would check thrift stores.  Old Mac cables are
> usually about $1.  Ditto DE-9 serial cables.
>
> -michael

Why not steal a DB15 cable from an old PC joystick/gamepad? They should be a 
dime a dozen an any thrift store.

-Greg

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