Source for 8 Pin male to male DIN cables?

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_look.ca>
Date: Fri Sep 22 19:03:02 2000

> >
> > Ok, I need some assistance. I'm working on restoring an older
> > Japanese computer that requires a male to male 8 PIN DIN cable to
> > link with some peripherals. Does anyone have a good source for
> > cables like this? I know I can probably solder something together,
> > but I was hoping
>
> I think you may well have to make up your own cables... 8 pin DIN
> connectors were not that widely used
>
> What's the machine? Some Japanese machines (the Epson HX20 springs to
> mind) used an 8 pin DIN socket for the RS232 port. You may need to
> wire up the equivalent of a null-modem cable.
>
> There are 2 types of 8 pin DIN (not mini-DIN) plug. One has the outer
> 7 pins in the same circular arc -- it's a 7 pin DIN plug with an extra
> pin in the middle. The other has the first and last outside pins (the
> ones near the 'gap') offset outwards. Needless to say these 2
> connectors don't interchange, and I've seen both of them used on the
> same computer.
>
> -tony
>
>
 I've had an Epson HQX-10 with K-B and CP/M 2.2 disk for some
time but have never found a monitor for it. It has the 8-pin DIN
socket for both the K-B and the monitor.
  Any idea what the monitor pin-out might be ?

 Incidentally it has a 25pin connector for RS232.

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