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Re: Apple IIgs with lots of stuff and a few questions
lymang@gmail.com wrote:
I ended up finding the parts only at:
http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/home?
They were very friendly and seemed quite knowledgeable on the phone.
Cable and D-sub connectors and shields (with some extra d-sub
connectors) were $18 shipped. They had two different types of Apple
IIGS cables made to work with other types of RGB monitors, just not the
1080. Gino (the sales rep I spoke with) told me they would build me a
cable to my pinout specs for $48. He made it clear the labor was the
issue, not the parts. :-) Again, very friendly and aware of what I was
trying to do. I expect the parts in a few days and I"ll give making
the cable a shot.
I am looking forward to trying to make the cable myself :-)
Good luck--I'm glad you found what you were looking for!
I probably still would have gone for a pre-built cable (or two)
that I could tear up to make the one I needed...
A good general approach is that if you need a custom cable to go
from connector A to connector B, and there are cheap standard
cables using both connectors (and having the pins you need connected),
then get both standard cables, cut them (at a convenient place),
and splice them to make the custom cable you need. This leaves you
with a splice to make tidy, but with manufactured terminations on
both ends.
-michael
Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's!
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