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From: mdc@HT.AI.MIT.EDU (Martin David Connor)
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Subject: DIN-8 is not mini-8, Apple's got a deal for you though.
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Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 12:51:35 EST
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I dug through the archives and found messages on the new mini-8
connector on the Mac+.  The moderator has thoughtfully added them to
SUMEX:<INFO-MAC>MACINTOSH.RS232 for all of us people who cringe at the
thought of paying $30 for a cable we can make ourselves for less.

I then went to my local (Harvard Coop) Macintosh dealer to see what
the back of the Mac+ looks like first hand.

Well, the DIN-8 on the back of the MODEL-100 is not the mini-8 on the
back of the Mac+.  So, there went one great idea.

Then I thought, well, mabe I should by one of these $30 cables with a
mini-8 connector on both ends and make myself a cable by cutting it in
half and putting my own DB-25 connectors and hoods and electrical tape
on.  An hour's amusement, tops.

Then I saw it.  It was just what I wanted (for $25 more than I wanted
to pay...).  Something called an "Apple// Modem Cable".  This thing
has a mini-8 on one end, and a male DB-25 on the other.  Ready to plug
in to my modem.  Whatta rip.

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So I plunked down my scratch, and was history.  I got back to the
crib, and pulled out the VOM and checked the pinouts, and all looked
righteous compared to what has been reported on this list about
working home-made cables.  Solid.
 }

So, for $30 I will be able to plug my Vadic "Triple Modem" into my
Mac+ and dial myself into telecommunications bliss as usual.

It was nice to find Apple did make this cable.  The mini-8 looks a
little hard to solder, unless 3rd party connectors are easier to deal
with on the soldering end.

Anyway, there's a tale to make you smile.
Next mission:  TML Pascal.