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Subject: Re: INFORMATION
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Date: 2 Nov 90 23:15:55 GMT
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In article <6765@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> bio_zwbb@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dr. William B. Busa) writes:
>
>	Creation of two new newsgroups would go a long way toward cutting
>the recent overload in comp.sys.handhelds. I therefore propose the
>formation of:
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>	comp.cables.homemade
OH. come on.  This is rediculous.  What is the problem with trying to save a
bit of money?  I think that this topic is as valid as any other here.  There
are a couple other things regarding cables.  And that is, that hp doesn't sell
the the cable with the connectors that I wanted.  You might say, well why don't
you just find the adaptors, BUT guess what cable I just came up with.  I just
made a simple elegant hp48 to hp48 cable.  The whole thing fits in a film can
and it increadible.  9600 baud transfer between hps is great fun, and seeing as
how I am the local hp48sx program outlet, I do ALOT of transfers.  It increases
speed of tranfer by a factor of 4 and increases battery life significantly.  
So far I have built 5 cables.  Two I gave away, and they are under heavy use,
and the third is my basic hp48 to modem cable and the fourth is the above
mentioned hp-hp cable. The last one is by far the most interesting.  It has a
dip switch in the middle and a four pin connector just on the other end of the
switch.  The switch allows me to flip pins 2 and 3.  The connector in the
middle will connect to any number of setups.  I can currently plug that wire
into any 25 pin RS232, or 9 pin RS232.  There is also a connection for a 6 wire
phone jack which is what all our local terminals connect to.  This allows my to
log in and kermit stuff from my account at 9600 baud.  ;)  I know all you
people with PCs are very smug but can you get your stuff from c.s.h to your PC
at 9600 baud?  
	Now, if you consider all that I am doing what do you think this would
cost?  Isn't the cable without software something like $20?  This would mean
$100 for the 5 basic cables and then another $20 to get another connector 
for the one hp-hp cable.  Seeing as how it has cost me a total now of $8 I
think I have a better thing going.   


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>	     --and--
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>	comp.unsubscribe.handhelds

Fine.... This one I can agree to.  If this was my mailing list I would run it
through my mail handler and have it strip out these messages.  Would slow the 
whole thing down by about a 1/4 of a second.  ;) ;)  

>
>:-)     :-)     :-)     :-)

	ian
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