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From: hsu@eng.umd.edu (Dave "bd" Hsu)
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Subject: Re: HP48SX -> Apple IIc connection
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Date: 9 May 90 18:47:41 GMT
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In article <9005091425.AA26708@hercules.csl.sri.com> TDSTRONG@MTUS5.BITNET (Tim Strong) writes:
> Any how if someone has managed to make a cable for an Apple II I'd like
> to see how its hooked up, especially if its one made for a IIc.

You should be able to do with the Mac connector...it accepts an
8-pin mini-DIN, doesn't it?

> A tiny little complaint as well. Why use a male connector in the calculator?
> The female connector is much more sturdy (no pins to break off).  I'd much
> rather buy a new cable then have to send in my calculator if a pin got bent.

I think you're wrong about this, Tim.  With a properly designed plug
and socket system, you run very little risk of damaging the pins.
More importantly, socket contacts wear, their springs fatigue, and
generally they'll fail much sooner than any pin will.  When they do,
it'll be easier to replace them in the cable than in the calculator.

-dave

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