Re: Cables

[julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)]

"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message news:<3d54a4a5@news.svn.net>...
> "Ralph Glatt" <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ce9c44dd.0208091848.6b2505d1@posting.google.com...
> > Okay, I've finally gotten around to working on a cable so I can use
> > ADT to transfer disk images to my //c. The DIN 5 and Dsub 9 were
> > pretty easy to find, but I still need the five wire cable that goes
> > inbetween them. Anybody know where I can get some? I figure I'll need
> > 10 maybe 12 feet of it.
> >
> 
> Hi Ralph,
> what I'd suggest is splicing an old-style PC keyboard cable to a long PC
> serial port cable. Or splice a DE-9 connector to the end of a cut-off
> keyboard cable, then use a serial port extender cable to do the rest.
> 
> Alternatively, RadioShack has wire with 4 or 6 conductors in long lengths.
> If you need 8, twist together two fours and tye-wrap every so many feet...
> like that.

Thanks, Paul. I already tried looking for cable at Radio Shack, they
said they didn't have any. I have my brother, who works on PCs,
checking to see if he has any old keyboard cables lying around.


Ralph Glatt