Re: Dead serial ports?

[apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <1106770478.144469.311580@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
A.J. <naijireja@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Well,
>
>I purchased a Mac modem cable, a PC modem cable, and I made my own null
>modem adapter exactly according to the FAQ.  Still no go.
>
>I tried several different operating systems, including XP and Linux.
>Nope.  Not one character transferred.
>
>Maybe I should give up on this, as I think that my GS serial ports are
>dead.  Is there any reliable way to test them?
>

Sorry to read of your troubles with GS.  If you have access to an
imagewriterII printer and cable, try using it on the serial port.  If that
works, the serial port(s) are OK.

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)