Re: Sparc serial port pinout?
On Thu, 4 Nov 1999 ferret@phonewave.net wrote:
> I want to build a null-modem cable to go between my SparcStation and my
> Lintel box, and my Sparc has the round 8-pin mini-DINs. These wouldn't be
> signal-compatible with Mac serial ports, would they?
> Alternately, are there any companies besides Sun who make such a thing?
> -- Ferret no baka
Yes, they are signal-compatible. Whether Mac cables will work for
high speed modems is often debated, but I have been using a Mac cable
for a while now and things seem fine.
I do also have an acutal Sun cable too... and I haven't seen a difference,
and I run it with a 33600 modem.
--Kurt
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