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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Hardware handshaking on mac plus or new macs????
From: sethcohn@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (seth cohn)
Message-ID: <8B91y4w162w@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us>
References: <27E4FD91.21565@ics.uci.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 91 20:22:30 EST
Organization: Alchemy International, Ithaca, N.Y.

aciemian@ics.uci.edu (Alan Ciemian) writes:

> I sympathize with you.  I bought a 2400 MNP5/v42.bis modem for my IIsi
> and couldn't get the hardware handshaking to work, meaning of course that
> any data compression abilities are meaningless.  I read in MacUser that the
> problem is that the cables are not properly wired, they are impossible to get
> Similar 9600 modems come with the proper cables.
> 
> Anyway there are two options. I bought a new 25 pin rs232 connector and
> rewired it correctly.  I found the proper wiring in my Microphone II manual I
> think.  It was a hassle but it works fine.  The other option is to buy a 
> handshaking adapter which goes between the modem and the cable (25 pin).  All
> it really does is jumper a few pins.   I couldn't find one anywhere but
> recently saw it in  an Inmac catalog.

SORRY, but you miss understood... :(
the actual Handshaking is FINE, it's the extra carrier detect line that
you've lost.  Try running a BBS on your SI, it'll run, but NOT with
Handshaking AND Carrier detection, (both use Pin 2 for that,  since pin 7 
isn't available)

Anyone got any REAL ideas?
seems there MUST BE SOME WAY (PLEASE@!!!!!!!!)

Seth
(crying cause I can't get my mac to talk fast enough, 9600 is just SO 
SLOW!!!!!!!)

Seth Cohn, Service Tech.  607-273-2815 voice 607-272-7002 BBS
All things posted are opinions by me, of me, for me, or to me.
And another thing..........I'm not sure you're real.