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From: dmm@calmasd.CALMA.UUCP (David MacMillan)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Dumb question about modems and cables
Message-ID: <1907@calmasd.CALMA.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-May-86 14:51:20 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 28 14:51:20 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 1-Jun-86 07:40:09 EDT
Reply-To: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David MacMillan)
Organization: G. E. CALMA R&D, San Diego, CA
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     This is probably obvious to anyone with hardware experience, but
here goes.

     I have an antique Lex-11 modem sitting around from the days when
I used it with my TVI 912.  The terminal/computer end of the modem
cable has a male connector.

     I have also a plain vanilla PC with an RS-232 port whose
connector is also male.  Though I've had it for a couple of years,
I've not yet had the need to use (or even test) this port.

     QUESTION:  Can I simply buy a female-female adaptor cable 
which connects all of the pins to their corresponding pins, or
do I need to do some kind of pin-switching?

                           Thanks.  E-mailed responses are fine.

                                 David M. MacMillan, KB6MPN
                                 UCSD (ex-UCSC); Calma/GE (ex-IBM)
                                 UCSD Soaring Club
                                 SSA, USGHA, ARRL
                                 Wobegonian-in-exile