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From: brodie@fps.mcw.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec,comp.terminals
Subject: Connecting VT220 9-pin PR port to Serial printer
Summary: need cable layout
Keywords: VT220, PR, PRINTER, CABLE
Message-ID: <3517.269c3154@fps.mcw.edu>
Date: 12 Jul 90 13:14:12 GMT
Reply-To: brodie@mis.mcw.edu
Followup-To: comp.terminals
Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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I am looking to find the exact pinout (cabling configuration) for
a printer cable from DEC's 9-pin printer port (VT220) to a standard serial
printer.   The pins are indeed labelled in the manual, and I've never
had problems wiring a TERMINAL, but serial printers are such awful
beasts and I want to wire it correctly.

According to the VT220 manual, DEC sells a cable (BCC05) that does
exactly what I want to, but alas, I'm not going to shell out
40 bucks for a cable I can make myself for less than 2 dollars.

Does ANYONE know the wiring layout of the BCC05, or, have you wired
a printer from the VT220?  If so, I'd like to hear what layout
for the cable you used.      Adva{Thanks}nce. 
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