Re: Dead serial ports?

["GarberStreet" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

ground.ecn AppleII Librarian <apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu> wrote in
message news:ctb2g3$guc$1@server05.icaen.uiowa.edu...
: >
: >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  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)

I use a serial port in-line tester with idiot lights.
If it shows any activity at all, the ports are more
than likely ok. Of course the cable would need
to be proven as well.  :o)

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