mac serial pinouts

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_look.ca>
Date: Tue Oct 17 14:32:56 2000

>
> On 05-Oct-2000 Mike Ford wrote:
> >>Can anyone tell me which pins (and I don't know the numbering
> >>scheme, so please include that) are transmit, receive, and gnd on a
> >>Mac 8-pin mini-din port?
> >
> > This apparently from the Zterm 0.9 manual
>
> *snip*
>
> I'm looking for the reverse of this. I have a Worldport with a
> mini-din plug that I want to connect to a friend's wintel portable. I
> managed to get a 3 wire protocol (RX, TX, GND) going, so I can "AT"
> the modem and get "OK" back. But if I dial an ISP, I'll get "CONNECT
> 12345" (don't recall the speed) and then nothing. I suspect it's
> waiting for some handshaking from the computer but I haven't had the
> time/skill to investigate further.
>
> I don't have (and haven't found) proper documenation for the modem.
> Maybe there exists an ATSx=y code or extended command would deactivate
> the handshaking while connected.
>
> Anyone have a clue?
>
> -Philip
>
 This sounds similiar to the problems I had using a non-hi-speed
cable with my modem on a Mac. Look at the earlier msgs. in this
thread and Tony D.'s comments.

ciao larry


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