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From: rb@cci632.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Serial Port Communications
Message-ID: <221@cci632.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 13:21:48 EDT
Article-I.D.: cci632.221
Posted: Mon Jul 14 13:21:48 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jul-86 03:30:33 EDT
References: <148@umd-ua.UUCP>
Reply-To: rb@ccird1.UUCP (Rex Ballard)
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Organization: CCI, Rochester Development, Rochester, NY
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Summary: RS-232 configuration hints (again).

In article <148@umd-ua.UUCP> jwabik@umd-ua.UUCP (Jeff Wabik) writes:
>Here's a question for all you Amiga types.  I just got my machine about 
>a week ago, and since that time I've been trying to connect an old
>"dumb terminal" to the serial port -- just to dump things to and 
>play with..
>in preferences a set the correct baud rate, and I've made sure that
>my terminal works correctly, and I've made sure that the Amiga pins
>on the serial port that are "hot" are not connected to the terminal,
>and etc..
 Is there something obvious (or hidden)
>that I'm missing here ??  
>

It's amazing how many little quirks can mount up when trying to connect
an RS-232c terminal to another terminal.  Among the important things to
check for are CTS, RTS, DTR, and DCD requirements.

Also make sure you "Cross" your 2/3 wires, and bring pin 7 through.
If both machines support X-on/X-off, you can just jumper pins 4/5
and 8/20.