Re: Apple2gs serial port to PC serial port adapter

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

carbide@egine.com (Paul) wrote:

>bw wrote:
>> "Marsha" <menacechgo@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns95ED68FB3C413menacechgoaolcom@207.115.63.158...
>> > "bw" <bwegher@hotmail.com> wrote in
>360p5qF4rtovpU1@individual.net:">news:360p5qF4rtovpU1@individual.net:
>> > Before Apple went all USB it was easier to find those adapters, the
>only
>> > one I've found lately is Belkin Part # A3I436-06 which lists for
>$25 and I
>> > have found at www.insight.com for $15.
>>
>> Thnx, was surprised that the part was so rare.
>>
>> > Since you already have a double ended printer cable it would
>probably be
>> > simplest to cut it in half, go to Radio Shack get a db-9 connector
>Cat #:
>> > 276-1427 and make your own.
>> >
>> > Marsha
>>
>> Was hoping to not sacrifice my cable since its needed sometimes for
>the
>> printer :)
>
>Heh heh! No problemo. Leave 6" on the short end, strip that, and after
>you make the IIgs to PC cable, solder all the wires on the short piece
>to all the wires coming from the long piece. So one end has both a DB-9
>and mini-din. Then just use the one you need at the moment. 

Better yet, don't actually cut the "short end" off--just strip the wires,
bend them 180 degrees, and solder them to the appropriate DB-9
pins.  No sense introducing a joint where it isn't needed.  ;-)

-michael

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