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Subject: Mac Plus Cables
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Date: Sun, 2-Mar-86 15:21:57 EST
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For those of you who are not thrilled at the prospect of spending
$30 each for two adaptors to convert your "new" DIN8 connectors on
your recently upgraded Mac Plus to the old DB9 connectors that all
your old peripherals use, there is hope.  I have heard (although not
checked out myself) that the pins in the DIN8 connectors are too
close together to solder to by hand. Judging from the size of the entire
DIN8 connector, and the fact that there are 8 wires in it, this may
be accurate.  However, I have seen DIN8 to DB9 adaptor cables from
third parties (professional cable companies), built especially for
the Mac Plus, selling for two thirds of the price Apple charges.  So
check some local hometown computer and/or electronics stores before
paying Apple $30 for a $5 adaptor.

David Shayer, Univ. of Cal. at San Diego