Serial Interfacing (was: 50 pin SCSI to 50 pin centronics

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Apr 13 23:19:20 2001

On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
> > Someplace in my "collection" I have a "smart" cable, just plug it in and it
> > configures itself for just about anything DB25.
>
> I'm sure that there exist many things for which those work. But nothing
> that I've ever tried to use them for. I have ALWAYS had to make a cable,
> except one time connecting a votrax to a TRS-80 model 2 using a mountain
> hardware matrix switch.
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
 
I got my first one in the early '80s when the installation tech(?) was
unable to determine the appropriate jumpers to solder into the
programmable shunt to make the new DEST 'Workless Station' OCR reader
communicate with the S-100 system that it was connected to. Since he
had it working with the SmartCable (the original one with only one
switch) but not with the shunt, I told the sales type that I would keep
the '...Cable'. He agreed. Not long after, I replaced it after solving
the shunt problem.

Subsequently, I found another one (the two switch version) and now have
both. Handy gadgets for 'quick and dirty' one time connections!

                                                 - don
 
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