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From: sitongia@hao.ucar.EDU (Leonard Sitongia)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Casio BOSS: how similar are PC and Mac Links?
Keywords: BOSS B.O.S.S. link
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Date: 13 Dec 90 15:37:09 GMT
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I've looked at the Casio BOSS PC and Mac Link hardware/software packages
and it looks like the cables are identical, to a point.  From the Casio
plug both go to a DB-25.  Then, each package has a different adapter,
with the PC version including an adapter to DB-9, and the Mac package
including an adapter to the DIN and DB-something.

I would like to know if the TTL to RS-232 signal converting chip (there
must be one in the cable somewhere, right?) is in the Casio-to-DB-25
section (which it appears to be for the PC version because the
DB-25-to-DB-9 adapter looks like the standard variety).  Then that part
of the hardware is the same for both packages.

The reason why I'm asking is because I would like to buy the Mac version
if I can use the Casio-to-DB-25 part in interface to "standard" DB-25s,
such as for my Amiga and Sun Sparcstations, then I could still get to
Macs.

I seems like the Mac package affords the most hardware compatibility.

Thank you for your time.

-Leonard E. Sitongia    System Manager		 (303) 497-1509
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