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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: Modems galore..
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.150123.21740@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 5 Jun 91 15:01:23 GMT
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In article <1991Jun5.032332.5076@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies) writes:
>
>Yes, you need a cable for an external modem (some old ( <= Mac Plus)
>mac's have weird DB-25 connections, not the Mini-Din cables of the new
>SE's, LC's, and II's).

DB-9, actually.

>No, it is not a special cable.  It is simple a modem/printer serial
>cable.  A good dealer should sell it to you for $15 to $20.

WARNING! WARNING! Danger Will Robinson!.... The modem serial cable and the
printer serial cable are DIFFERENT.  A cable made for a DB25 printer (i.e.
the Imagewriter I) makes the mac look like a DCE.  A cable made for a
DB25 modem makes the mac look like a DTE.  You want the MODEM cable.
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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