On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:30:27 EST, Jordan Bettis writes: >I tried to make one once. Took hours and then there was a short between >some of the wires that I didn't discover until I had it all taped up. > >I then went to Radio Shack and found one of those nine pin dongles that >do the same thing for $5. > >Radio Shack might not have them anymore but I'm sure you can find them >on the internet for very cheap. Search for "null modem adapter." two more things re serials on ultra 1 (and 2): suns up to about that vintage have gender-reversed connectors (female connector on the chassis), and you'll need a gender bender besides your null-modem adapter. if you're interested in making your own, here's celeste stokely's canonical resource on sun pinouts: <URL:http://www.sunhelp.org/unix-serial-port-resources/serial-pinouts/> regards az -- + Alexander Zangerl + DSA 42BD645D + (RSA 5B586291) (setq wq "This is emacs, not vi") -- Ingvar
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